THE COWS ARE GOING TO PARIS

ORIGINAL BOOK PROJECT, PART I

 

Students in group:___________________________________________________

 

Researchers: ______________________________________________________

 

Authors: __________________________________________________________

 

Illustrator: _________________________________________________________

 

Animal/s: __________________________________________________________

 

City the animal visits: _________________________________________________

 

Location where the story begins: ________________________________________

 

Neatly write or type your answers to the following. When you have completed each item, check it off on the Check List. Keep all your work in your group's folder.

 

 

RESEARCH CHECK LIST

 

CHARACTER (animal)

A. Natural History Facts

 

____ 1. Food Chain (what it eats, what eats it)
____ 2. Range (areas it is found)
____ 3. Habitat (type of home)
____ 4. Physical Description
____ 5. Life Cycle (how many babies it has, how long it lives)
____ 6. Scientific name: Genus and species
____ 7. Adaptations
____ 8. Survival problems?
____ 9. Cool Facts

 

B. Create Your Character (based on Natural History facts). Use descriptive details.

 

____ 1. Describe his/her personality: examples: clever? greedy? generous? gentle? playful? angry? serious? tricky?
____ 2. Physical Description: short? tall? long nose? kind of hair, fur or feathers?
____ 3. What type of clothing would he or she wear?
____ 4. Favorite music, movie, sport, book, car, color, etc.?
____ 5. Best friend?
____ 6. Family?
____ 7. Home?
____ 8. More details . . .

 

SETTING

____ 1. Time: When does the story take place? In the present, past or future?

____ 2. Place: Where does the trip begin and end?

____ 3. Route?
____ 4. Method of Transportation?

In the city where story takes place, research different places your character will visit. For example, find a restaurant the animal would like, its location, description and menu. Write all information or print out. Save the web site address.

- hotel
- restaurant
- museum
- native language (if it is not English, a few words or phrases)
- shopping area, store
- sports
- tourist attractions

 

PLOT

1. Use a graphic organizer (cluster, story map) to show: What happens in the story?
2. What is the problem? How does the character solve the problem?

3. Genre: What type of story is it? Is it funny? Is it a mystery?
4. Point of View: Who is the narrator? Who "tells" the story?

 

THEME

What is the purpose or meaning of the story? What lesson does the reader
learn? Or does the reader learn a different point of view or opinion?

 

INTERNET LINKS FOR RESEARCHING ANIMALS AND CITIES

 

General Search engines:

 

http://www.google.com

http://www.ajkids.com

 

For cities in the U.S., try:

 

http://www.mapquest.com
It will give you a map of the city, directions from any other city, area
restaurants, etc.

 

Other travel sites for maps, hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc.:

 

http://www.expedia.com

http://tripadvisor.lycos.com/

 

For Information on Animals:

 

Animal Diversity Web site -- facts and animal's scientific name:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

 

Facts Encyclopedia on Pets and Animals:

http://www.refdesk.com/pets.html

 

The Electronic Zoo:

http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

 

Native Wildlife:

http://www.stfranciswildlife.org/wildlink.html

 

Florida Wildlife:

http://wld.fwc.state.fl.us/

 

Species Fact Sheets:

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

 

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