Penguins

January 20 was Penguin Awareness Day. Many penguins' habitats are threatened and several species are in danger of becoming extinct. For your assignment this week, increase your awareness about these cold weather birds. Write two paragraphs about penguins. Make sure each paragraph has a strong topic sentence and that there is a transition between your paragraphs. You also need a conclusion.
Because you will probably need to look up information about penguins, make sure you list where that information came from after your paragraphs. You need the author of the book, the title of the book, the copyright date (in the front) and the pages that you used. List the information in that order at the bottom of your final copy.
Some ideas for topics:

types of penguins
why penguins are endangered
life of a penguin
ways to help penguins
what penguins eat
where penguins live

REMEMBER:
____ I have two paragraphs.
____ I have a SIGNED rough draft.
____ I have a final copy in INK.
____ My name is on my paper.
____ I listed my resources of information.

submitted by Beth K. of Illinois

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