Which form of expression do you prefer--informational or literary? Some writers feel most comfortable sharing what they know in the form of a report while others prefer to tell stories. Both types of writing can provide great practice for using words that are new to your "working vocabulary," the words you use when you speak or write.
Give your words a workout--share what you now know about gray wolf behavior. Drawing on the knowledge you gained from reading the novel and the fact sheet, describe how members of a wolf pack interact. You can write your description as several paragraphs of informational text or as a short fictional narrative. If you choose to write fiction, you can make either a human or a wolf your main character.
Regardless of the form you choose, use at least five of these words (correctly) in your description.
- rear
- regurgitate
- disperse
- depleted
- eradication
- carrion
- habituate
- fluctuate
When you are satisfied with your description of wolf behavior, identify the vocabulary words you used by highlighting or underlining them, and submit the document to your teacher.
Your work will be graded using the following rubric.
| Description |
10 points | You provide a thorough and complete description of wolf interaction as it was described in the fact sheet and in the novel so far. |
| Word Knowledge |
10 points |
You include at least five of the words in the list above, and you use the words correctly. |
