Check each box as you complete the task.

Open a new document in Microsoft Word. Title it "How can the Galapagos Islands’ Wildlife be Protected?"

 Begin the introductory paragraph with a general statement: The indigenous wildlife on the Galapagos Islands is being threatened by outside forces. Use your notes from handouts #1 and #2 to complete the introductory paragraph about the Galapagos Islands. You might want to include a sentence about Darwin's impressions of the islands in 1835.End this paragraph with a statement that tells the main idea of your research paper: The indigenous animals on the Galapagos Islands must be protected from outside forces that are threatening their existence.

 Begin the second paragraph with a topic sentence: Three species of indigenous animals on the Galapagos Islands are in danger of becoming extinct. Use your notes from handout #3 to complete the paragraph about the endangered animals. Give details and examples of how each of the three animals are being threatened. End the paragraph with a transition sentence (eases the reader’s path from paragraph to paragraph): Many other outside forces are also threatening the wildlife on the islands.

 Think of your own topic sentence for this paragraph. Use your notes from handout # 4 to write about the other conditions threatening the survival of the Galapagos wildlife. Think of your own transition sentence to the next paragraph.

 Write the conclusion on your own. The first sentence in the conclusion restates the main idea: The indigenous animals on the Galapagos Islands must be protected from conditions that are threatening their existence. Briefly, summarize (3-6 sentences) paragraphs two and three. Recommend three or more ways the Galapagos Islands can protect their wildlife and insure their survival so future generations can enjoy them. End with a general statement about the topic.

 Read your research report, edit and revise it. When you are finished, conference with your teacher for guidance.

 Give credit to your sources and create a bibliography of the resources used in writing your report. Save in folder as Bibliography.

 Finish the cover you saved earlier by adding your name. Print your cover, research report, graphs and bibliography.