ANIMAL REPORT RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE Graphic Organizer 2nd 3rd Grade WRITING
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Explore endangered animals with our Animal Research report templates! This project provides graphic organizers & reading passages to help students learn about 30 endangered or threatened animals. Also included is a K-W-L Template, Important Questions Chart, "What Do I Do Now?", and a "Write Down Your Sources" page. This project can be easily differentiated for students of all levels. Not only do students learn facts about each animal, but the project also encourages students to answer questions to help focus their research.
Each featured animal is accompanied by informational reading passages that help to keep students highly engaged as they learn facts and organize information. All instructions are easy to follow, making this project a fun journey into the world of endangered animals!
- Common Core Standards (pg. 2)
- Guided Research Process directions (pgs. 3-4)
- K-W-L Template (pg. 5)
- Important Question Anchor Chart (pg. 6)
- What Do I Do Now? (pg. 7)
- Write Down Your Sources: Computer/Books (pgs. 8-9)
- Endangered Animal Templates (pgs. 10-69)
>>> Includes a READING PASSAGE for each animal <<<
The PRINTABLE + digital EASEL option make learning accessible to all students.
30 Endangered/Threatened ANIMALS:
- Bluefin Tuna
- Monarch Butterfly
- Black Footed Ferret
- American Red Wolf
- Piping Plover
- Ring-tailed Lemur
- Sumatran Orangutan
- Pygmy Hippo
- Leatherback Turtle
- Northern Spotted Owl
- Koala
- Brown Hyena
- Mako Shark
- Snow Leopard
- Cheetah
- African Elephant
- African Lion
- North African Ostrich
- Indian Rhinoceros
- Grizzly Bear
- Polar Bear
- Toco Toucan
- Siberian Tiger
- Giant Panda
- Mountain Gorilla
- American Crocodile
- Emperor Penguin
- African Wild Dog
- Blue Whale
- Atlantic Humpback Dolphin
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1st Grade Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some
facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8
With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
2nd Grade Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.7
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
3rd Grade Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.7
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
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