Saguaros

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Standard 4 - Research
0501.4.6 Write your research report 0501.4.5
Submit a composition
Saguaros "sah-wah-roh"
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• Ready to write!
• Take your notes into expanded form

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Start with your introduction

• Hooks for reports will typically start with
  interesting information to grab the reader.
• The remaining introduction in a report will give
  the reader a preview of what they will read.
• Consider what information will capture your
  readers interest.
• Summarize the content

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Example Introduction

• Saguaros are common cacti mainly found in
  Arizona. They may live for more than 150 years,
  while growing 13.8 meters (45.3 ft) tall, with a
  girth of 3.1 meters (10 ft). All Saguaros differ
  in size and in the number of arms they have.
  Saguaros have adapted to limited rainfall and
  thrive in this arid region. If one were to view a
  Saguaro in late spring you might find them
  blooming gorgeous flowers and plumpy fruit.

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Work on your main ideas

• What will your topic sentence be?
• How will that sound
• Example
• Saguaro cacti often times grow arms, while each
  cacti can vary in the number of arms they have.

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Follow-up with your details and transition
sentence

• Use your own words
• How would you explain it?
• Does it make sense and sound right?
• Try it out-loud first

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Follow-up with your details and transition
sentence

• Example
• Saguaro cacti often times grow arms, while each
  cacti can vary in the number of arms they have.
  The arms of a saguaro take 75 years to develop.
  The arms are grown to develop reproductive
  capacity. The number of arms observed to be found
  on a saguaro is dependent upon rain patterns. The
  greater amounts of rain in the area, the greater
  number of arms will be observed on the cacti.

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Closing paragraph

• In a report a closing paragraph should
• -Summarize the information
• -Suggest a use for the information
• -Consider further study or research

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Example closing

• The saguaro cactus is a fascinating and
  beautiful plant. However, if you ever find
  yourself in the desert feeling very thirsty, you
  just might have a resource to find a drink. Just
  be careful, with the size of those large cacti,
  it sure would hurt if it fell on you. How much do
  those things weigh anyway?

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Publish

• Consider the form booklet, poster, photos or
  slides, dioramas, time-lines, photo albums
• How do other expository forms of writing look?
• Are tables of contents or indices appropriate?
• Include headings
• Which illustrations or graphics might prove
  helpful for your reader?
• What captions could you include with your
  illustrations?

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Additional aids to enhance

• Audiocassettes
• Models
• Charts
• Phots
• Drawings
• Transparencies
• Mobiles
• Cd-Roms
• Slides

• Maps
• Cartoons
• Multimedia
• Collages
• Posters
• Filmstrips
• Videocassettes
• Paintings

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The Oral Presentation

• Speak loudly
• Speak slowly
• Use correct pronunciation and phrasing
• Know it well enough that you mustnt read