Would you like to be an Endangered Species

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Would you like to be an Endangered
Species?

• A R.A.F.T. writing project by
• Mrs. Karens 2nd Grade Class
• Dozier Elementary - 2008.

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• A Cry For Help
• Hello, let me introduce you to me,
• Im an Endangered animal in a Rainforest tree.
• There are billions of you and only a few of me,
• Leave me alone in my rainforest tree.
• You can go any place or any where,
• So leave the forests for us to share.
• Its all quite simple you see,
• Our home and our life depends on this tree.

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Endangered Species

• R You are an endangered animal.
• A People around the world
• F 3 paragraphs on power point
• T Tell people around the world about yourself
  and convince them to help your species.
• Select an endangered animal to research and
  report
• on. Pretend you are the endangered animal. You
• and your partner should come up with 3
  paragraphs.
• Tell about yourself as the animal and convince
  people
• to help you.
• 1st Paragraph Tell information about yourself
• 2nd Paragraph Why are you endangered?
• 3rd Paragraph If I could talk, I would say?

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Giant Pandas
I live in the forest and mountainous areas of
central China. My favorite place to be found is
in thick bamboo and forests. Of course bamboo is
the food of choice for me. I spend most of my
life alone, eating and moving about the forests.
We have been on the endangered species list
because of our habitat loss. Humans are taking
our land and cutting down our bamboo forest to
make homes for themselves. If I could talk, I
would ask people to leave our forest alone.
Pretty soon, people will only be able to see us
in a zoo or in a picture. Please join the fight
to help save my species.
Mrs.
Karen Schexnaider
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The Amazing Tigers

• I live in a very grassy land deep in the
  forest. As you know my favorite food is deer and
  wild pigs. I can be seen in grassy lands, rocky
  lands, and swamps. I spend most of my time
  catching food and sleeping in the forest.
• I have been on the endangered species list
  because people are cutting down our beautiful
  forest and we are losing our habitat.
  
• If I could say anything, I would tell the
  people who are cutting down our big beautiful
  forest to stop cutting down our habitat because I
  am living in it.
• By Morgan Alleman, Anne Catherine LeBlanc,
• and Sarah Leger

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Penguins

• We always live in the ocean. Our habitat is
  by inshore islands. Our favorite food is
  sardines, squids, and fish. We spend our life by
  the oceans.
• We are endangered because seals take our food
  source . The temperature is getting hot and ice
  is melting so we are losing our habitat.
• If we were talking animals, we would say
• to the other animals stop taking our food
• source. People stop putting pollution in the
  air.
• By Jean-Paul Touchet, Tanner Harris, and
• Javien George

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The China Tigers

• I live in the south Asian forest
  and only about 50 of us live in zoos.
  We eat crocodiles, pythons, wild
  deer, and wild pigs. We are white, orange, and
  black.
• We are endangered because people want our skin
  to make clothes, belts, and purses. People are
  making homes in our forest.
• If I would talk, I would tell them
• to stop cutting down our forest.
• By Logan Broussard,
• KaylaViator, and Emily Shirley

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The Wonderful Tigers

• I live in the humid jungle. I like to eat
  antelope, deer, oxen, cattle, and pig.
• We are on the endangered list because people
  are slaying us. There are only 200 white tigers
  left in the world. People are cutting down trees
  to build roads, buildings, businesses, and homes.
  
• If I could talk I would say people stop
  killing us.
• By Mackenzie Hargrave and Caroline Poche

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The Basking Shark

• I live in warm coastal waters. I spend
  most of my time eating crustaceans, fish
  eggs, and larvae.
• I am endangered because people are hunting me
  for my meat, fins, and oil.
• If I could talk to people,
• I would say dont kill me
• any more.
• By Janee Andrico and
• Jasmine Maclean.

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The Right Whales

• I am found on the south
• African Coastline. My color is
• grey. I eat krill and plankton.
• I can live much longer than 50 years.
• People
  saved my life and I am
  not endangered anymore.
• By Calib Marcombe

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Koala

• I live in eucalyptus forests and low wood
• lands. You may find me in forest most of the
• time. I spend my time climbing for a place that
• is high.
• I have been on the endangered species list
  for
  a long time. People are
  taking our food by
  tearing it down. They are cutting our shelter,
  too.
• If I could talk, I would say please stop
  cutting
  down our forest. We will die and suffer
  hunger. So please tell
  everyone in your city to stop cutting
  down our forest.
• By Megan Woods

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Chimpanzee

• I live in the rainforests and wet savannas. I
  am covered with long black hair and a
  pink face. My favorite food to eat is leaves,
  buds, and blossoms.
• I am endangered because my forests are being
  cut down for farming.
• If I could talk, I would tell them to stop
  cutting down the trees. We need to live in
• them.
• By Cole Jordan

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Manatees

• I live in warm shallow waters along the coast.
  My favorite food is grass from the flooding
  rivers.
• I am on the endangered species list because we
  get hit by boats and people come into our waters
  for fun.
• If I could talk, I would say leave me alone in
  my waters.
• By Zoe Landry

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Precious Kiwi

• I live in a small forest. I
• live to eat lots of baby snakes. I
• can be seen in small forest and
• big forest.
• I have been on the endangered species list
  because people are killing us and they are losing
  our habitat.
• If I could talk I would say leave us alone.
  Quit killing us and the forest. Stop killing us
  please.
• By Justin W. Mouton

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Sea Turtles

• I live in the ocean. I lay my eggs on the
  beach. I live most of my life in the water. I eat
  jellyfish, seaweeds, and shrimp.
• We are an endangered species, because we lay
  our eggs on the beach and someone takes them.
  Fishermen catch us in their nets.
• If I could talk, I would say Leave us alone.
  I would tell fishermen not to catch us in their
  big nets.
• By Haley Broussard

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An ending message from all Endangered Animals.

• We would like to thank you for reading and
  learning about us. All we ask is that you leave
  us some land to live, grow, and reproduce.
  Please protect our environment like you try to
  protect yours.