Pre-Assessment Create a Non-Fiction Chapter book
You must first start by choosing an animal that you would like to research. Each time you find information in a book or on the Internet you will need to give credit to the author. This is called “Citing Your References”. Your chapter book will need to include a bibliography, a list all of your references.
Example:
- Web Site: Author(s) if appropriate. Title of Site or web page. URL of site, date of publication (the earliest copyright year listed).
- Book: Author(s). Title of book. Edition. Location of publisher: Name of Publisher, year of publication.
Listed below are suggestions for chapters in your book.
The Animal's Name
What does its name mean? For example, platypus means "flat-footed." For some animals, there are special names for a baby, a male, a female, or a group.
List your animal's scientific name?
Anatomy/Appearance
What does your animal look like? (size, shape weight, horns, eyes, fur, claws)
Include a photo of the animal.
Locomotion
How does your animal move? (walk, fly, jump, burrow)
How does the animals movement relate to survival?
Diet
What does your animal eat and how does it get its food? Is it an herbivore (plant eater), carnivore (meat eater) or omnivore (eating meat and plants)?
Where is your animal in the food web? Describe using the terms predator and prey.
Habitat and Range
What type of biome does this animal prefer? (desert, swamp, tundra, deep sea, coral reef, tropical rainforest, pond)
Where in the world does it live? List the continent's), country/countries and/or smaller areas that it lives in.
Adaptations
What are the obvious adaptations of your animal to its environment? For example, the giraffe's neck is an adaptation for obtaining leaves that are high off the ground.
Life Cycle/Reproduction
Give information on the animal's life cycle and reproduction. For example, in the case of insects, list and describe each stage in the process of their metamorphosis.
Classification
How is this animal classified? Organisms are classified into a Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and species.
In addition to the bibliography you will also need to include a title page, table of contents and glossary. .
