Informational Writing- Animal Research Project- Note Taking Graphic Organizers

I created these note taking pages for our animal research projects. These pages provide students with questions to focus on when they are researching their animals. I have found that this really narrows down and helps the students to focus on certain parts of researching.

The first page is a general one-page research outline.The can be used to differentiate for students that need shorter writing assignments. The following pages are more specific with different parts of an animal research project that would extend student learning. I have included pages for:

• One-Page Overview/ Shorter Research Questions - Differentiated
• General Information/ Background Information
• Habitat
• Diet, Prey/Predators, and Getting Food
• Physical Features
• Adaptations for Survival
• Sources Page
• Table of Contents
• Glossary