Animal

Report
Outline
Multiple Paragraph
Writing Outline
for grades 3-5

© Laura Martinez 2012

Name _________________________

Animal Report
Outline
1.   Introduction
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Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
This should tell the topic of the report in an Scientific Classification-What type of animal
interesting way so that it encourages the is it?
reader to read further. Length of Life-How long do they live for?
Anything simple that you want to include that
doesn’t fall into another category.

3.  
characteristics Diet/Habitat
4.  
Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4
Physical Appearance What does the animal eat?
(number of wings, legs, ears, types of skin/fur How does it acquire its food?
etc.) Where does it live?
Height, Weight, Length (Geographic location and natural habitat)
Color, hair, facial and body features

5.   adaptations
6.  
“Jaw dropping”
facts
Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6
Color, physical structure, and body markings Enemies-Who are they? Is your animal an
How does the physical appearance help it enemy?
survive? Unique Characteristics
Anything that you found that doesn’t fit into
(Optional for groups 3, 4, and 5) another category.
(OPTIONAL for groups 3, 4, and 5)

7.   8.  
Impact of cross conclusion
breeding or
extinction info.
Paragraph 7 Paragraph 8
Impact of cross breeding or extinction on your This should summarize the report and let
animal. the reader know the report is finished.

(OPTIONAL for groups 2, 3, 4, and 5)

The following 3 pages are for you to take notes on. This isn’t your rough draft; so don’t worry about writing complete sentences. This
is the prewriting step you will do while you are researching your animal to find important information to include in your report.
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characteristics Diet/Habitat

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Impact of cross conclusion

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Credits:
© Laura Martinez 2012
http://laura-armstrong-martinez.blogspot.com/

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