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Information Report Writing - Sharks

Purpose:	LI - To write an information report that informs the reader about
Title: Remember the title of your information report needs to let the reader know your topic	Sharks
Opening Statement: What is the information report about? Is your animal known by another name (for example, the scientific name)? What is an interesting fact about your topic?	Many types of Shark names Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Bull Shark Caribbean Reef Shark, Hammerhead sharks Hammerhead sharks are born with soft heads so they won’t jam their mothers’ birth canals.
Paragraph 1 Appearance (looks) 2-3 sentences about what your animal looks like. Try to include an interesting fact.	A shark has very sharp teeth and a Long nose it also has shark fins that are sharp and blue.There are more than 465 known species of sharks living in our oceans
Paragraph 2 Diet (food) 2-3 sentences about what your animal eats. Try to include brackets () to explain something in greater detail.	Sea Lion’s Seals Fish Squid Crab’s
Paragraph 3 Habitat (live) 2-3 sentences about where your animal lives. Try to include a rhetorical question to make your reader think.	Shark’s live in deep waters, in the ocean they swim in salt, fresh and brackish waters.
Paragraph 4 (Interesting Facts) Other (Your choice) 2-3 sentences that tell some of the interesting facts you have found out about. Beginning one sentence with a hook is your challenge here.	Great whites are the deadliest shark in the ocean. These powerful predators can race through the water at 30 km per hour. Over 100 million sharks are killed each year.
Conclusion: A sentence that ends your report with one of your most Interesting facts sharks have outstanding hearing	Although most species of shark are less than one metre long, there are some species such as the whale shark, which can be 14 metres long.