Animal Research Link 

Mrs. S, 

 Hyper, mathematical, loyal,

Mother of Andrea and Lindsay,

Lover of her family, letters from her students, and the new grandpuppy,

Who feels happy on her morning runs with her three little dogs,

Sad when she misses her home in West Virginia,

Scared when she's trying to photograph a woodpecker and realizes

There's a GHOST TREE in her own back yard!

Who needs help making wishes on stars,

Photographing cool dragonflies, and tracking black bears,

Who gives hugs to her friends, and love to her pet squirrel,

Who fears cockroaches, burglars, and scary cat claws,

Who dreams of living on a farm with chickens, goats, pigs, and a milk-cow,

Resident of Helotes, Texas.

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All About Me Adjective Lesson

Animal Poetry

(sample of an A)

Cougar,

Ferocious, deadly, mammal, carnivorous,

Mother of spotted cubs,

Lover of MEAT, personal space, stalking prey, cubs,

Who feels happy when chasing deer,

Sad when poachers try to shoot my species,

Scared when my ecosystem becomes contaminated,

Who needs help adapting to new environments,

Who gives canine teeth to my prey, purrrrrrrrs to my cubs, and HISSES to my enemies!

Who fears bears, snakes, and guns,

Who dreams of escaping the zoo and living in the western part of North America,

Resident of North America, Canada, Mexico, and Florida.

(sample of a LOW grade)

Cougars

Cougars are cool,

they're awesome,

cool, cool, cool,

So awesome...

so nice

Pretty

Yahahahahaha! Yippee!

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All About A Scientist - Grade 100%   

Linus Pauling 

Intelligent, passionate, controversial, brave,

Husband of Ava,

Lover of quantum mechanics, molecular biology, and Vitamin C,

Who felt happy when accepting TWO Nobel Peace Prizes,

Sad when his wife died,

Scared with the development of nuclear weapons.

Who needed help getting his high school diploma, being a good daddy,

and curing his wife of cancer, 

Who gave his friendship to Albert Einstein,

lectures to his college students, and hugs to his cat,

Who feared  having to drop out of school and growing old,

Who dreamed of a world without war,

Former resident of Big Sur, California.

All About A Scientist - Grade 50%

     Rubric

Linus Pauling 

Nice, cool, awesome, special,

Lover of science

Who felt happy when doing science,

Sad when not doing science,

REALLY LOVE SCIENCE! WOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!