1. ENTER NAME OF YOUR OCEAN ANIMAL HERE By: Enter Name of Land Dwelling Animal Here

2. APPEARANCE  In appearance you must have a description of your majestic ocean beast. What do they look like? What are distinguishing characteristics? What color/colors are common? Does there appearance change from birth to adulthood?  5 sentences

3. HABITAT  Your ocean dwelling friend needs a home, so where is it? Tell me what layer if you can find it. Do they stay in the same spot or do they migrate? Describe the conditions the animal lives in, cold? Hot? Dark? Full of Sunshine?  5 sentences.

4. FEEDING  In order to survive the vast ocean your animal needs sustenance. What does it eat? How does it get it’s food? Is there food readily available? Is it tasty?  5 sentences.

5. LIFE CYCLE  We were all babies once! Including your animal. Tell me about it’s journey from baby to adult. Does your animal live in a family unit? When is it considered a mature adult? Does it’s appearance change from baby to adult? Mammal or amphibian?  5 sentences.

6. 5 INTERESTING FACTS  Pretty  Self-  Explanatory  To  Me

7. HUMAN IMPACT  Unfortunately, as vast as our oceans are, they are always being damaged by us humans. So tell me is your animal in need of protecting? This can mean it’s environment, the animal itself, or it’s food source. Argue for your animals right to fight the good fight we call life.  5 sentences.

8. SOURCES  Must have at least 3 sources. NO WIKIPEDIA!

9.  Title Page (2 points)  Appearance (5 points)  Habitat (5 points)  Feeding (5 points)  Life Cycle (5 points)  5 interesting facts (5 points)  Human Impact (5 points)  Sources. (3 points) GRADING RUBRIC  Make sure you use complete sentences with proper grammar.  A good paragraph will have an introduction, 3 supporting or elaborating sentences, and a conclusion. This will earn you full points.