Super Animal Projects

Students have designed a "Super-Animal" that has special features or adaptations that allow it survive in its environment.  Students were challenged to write a descriptive story about their Super Animal so that the reader sees it vividly in their imagination.

 Students have been assigned to read a blog entry and try to draw the described Super Animal, they are encouraged to leave feedback to the writer.  You are welcome to join in the fun!  Please try to match up the pictures on this blog with the Super Animal writing on the individual blogs to the right.  Leave comments for each essay when you think you found the matching drawing. 

Super Animal #1

Good job!  You are right, this is Nick's "Thor" Super Animal

 

                                                   Here is Parry's interpretation of Thor
Notice the differences and similarities?  Check out Nick's Outdoor blog (link at top right) to read the essay and see the partner's comments on his story.  Grace also drew a great picture, but I couldn't post it because there were last names on it.

                                      

 

Can you match this illustration to its writing on the individual student blogs?  Comment here if you know this animal's name.

 

Who is this?

Super Animal #2

 

 

Super Animal #4

What is this Super Animal's Name?

Quadblogging Animal Adaptations Writing Project

Students in Mrs. DiBattista's class are being faced with a challenge.  They need to design an original animal that could survive in a chosen environment.  The animal needs to have special features called adaptations that will help it hunt, protect itself and flourish in the environment. 

Once students have drawn a picture of their animal, they need to write a descriptive essay.  Here is where the fun begins.  Students exchange their essays by posting to their blogs (individual student blog link to the right of home page) the task then becomes for other students to draw the described animal to match the author's drawing.

 If the student is successful in completing a drawing, the writer gets points for their essay.  When a student is unable to draw the animal, they offer feedback to the writer about what needs to be improved in the essay and the author edits the essay and tries with a new partner.

If you are interested in participating in our project, check back later this week! Students are currently in the planning stages of the project.