Endangered Species Report_______________

Guidelines:

You will create a 1-2 page research report about an endangered species following the requirements for a one-page report (MLA Style).

Each paragraph must contain at least 3 sentences.

Please do a word count at the end (aim for at least 500 words).

Description Defenses and PredatorsIntroduction Paragraph Description of Animal

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Grab the reader’s attention. You may want to start off with a question that will be answered by reading your report. What species…? You may also want to give population estimates.

What does your animal look like? (Color, size, traits, or features)

Habitat and Climate Endangered

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In what parts of the world does your animal live? What is the environment like? What are the temp. highs/lows?

What makes this species endangered? Facts/details about hunting, food sources, disease, pollution, climate change etc.

Description Defenses and PredatorsAction Conclusion

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What can we do to prevent this animal from becoming extinct? (Solutions for survival)

Restate main points. Try to change wording. Finish strong. (Why do we want to protect this species?)

Description Defenses and PredatorsResources Works Cited

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Works Cited

"Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) - Animals." A-Z Animals - Animal Facts, Information, Pictures, Videos, Resources and Links. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. <http://a-z- animals.com/animals/chimpanzee/>.

• Indent each line after the first. Copy and paste your entries directly to LibreOffice.

• Put your list in alphabetical order by the first letter of the first word in the entry.

On this side, please write the exact URL for three resources that you used to find information about your animal.

Use the website http://www.easybib.com/cite/view to create your list of references.

General Guidelines• Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white

8.5 x 11-inch paper.• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g.

Times New Roman). The font size should be 12 pt.• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks

(unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. • Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin.

MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.

• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

Formatting the First Page of Your Paper• Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your

instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.

• Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.

• Double space between the title and the first line of the text.• Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last

name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

• Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:

"Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide." Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Web. 21 Nov. 2011. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/>.