Cryptozoology

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Cryptozoology

• Informative Paper

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Checklist Intro

• Introduction (paragraph 1)
• ____Catchy statement
• ____Three subjects
• ____Thesis statement

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Example Intro

• No household that owns a washing machine is
  free of this evil creature whose one purpose is
  to increase the frustration of every citizen.
  This vile beast is known round the world as the
  Evil Sock Monster. He is reported to live in the
  depths of a common household appliance, has a
  diet of various bits of clothing, and has an
  appearance that is hotly debated.

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NEVER chooses mate of sock already consumed.
Deep inside bowels of Washing machine
Eats only one sock per load
Habitat never seen by human eyes
Eats
Habitat
Voracious appetite a load is never washed
without at least one sock eaten
Nest probably uses old socks to soften nest
Evil Sock Monster
Never seen with human eyes, but many guesses
Appearance
Could be invisible, but is probably just very
quick
Likely to be ugly with long snout
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Body Paragraph A Checklist

• Body Paragraph A
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• ____Fact
• ____Supporting statement
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Body Paragraph A

• The habitat of the Evil Sock Monster is a
  mystery to the owner of the machine. It is
  likely that he lives deep in the bowels of
  washing machine. However, there is evidence that
  his nest could be in the dryer. It is difficult
  to determine the exactly location since this
  creature has never actually been spotted by human
  eyes. There has never been a confirmed sighting.
  It seems possible that he uses old socks to
  soften his nest. So many socks disappear that it
  does not seem likely that they would all be eaten.

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Body Paragraph B Checklist

• Body Paragraph B
• ____topic sentence
• ____Fact
• ____Supporting statement
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Body Paragraph B

• The diet of this creature consists of only one
  item socks. He only eats one sock per load of
  laundry. You can tell because the owner always
  gets one unmatched sock after putting in matched
  pairs. He never consumes the match of one he has
  already eaten. For that reason, its worthless
  to put in the leftover unmatched sock. Since his
  appetite is voracious, he has to feed from every
  load that is washed. The owner might as well
  purchase extra socks because of this reason.

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Body Paragraph C Checklist

• Body Paragraph C
• ____topic sentence
• ____Fact
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Body Paragraph C

• His appearance is up for discussion. He has
  never actually been spotted with human eyes.
  Even so, his existence is proven. He is likely to
  be extremely ugly, with a long snout and abdomen.
  In order to consume that volume of socks, he
  would have to be shaped this way in order to
  digest all those socks. The debate rages as to
  whether hes actually invisible, or just very
  quick. As was reported earlier, there have been
  no reports of sightings.

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Conclusion Checklist

• Conclusion
• ____Wrap it up statement
• ____Restate the thesis in different words
• ____Comment on thesis

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Conclusion

• From all the evidence, it is clear that this
  creature exists. Mankind agrees that where he
  lives and what he eats, but his appearance will
  continue to a topic of debate. No matter what,
  it will live on to be feared in every household
  throughout the world.