1 PLANET EARTH: Shallow Seas Writing Prompts Grade Level: 3-12 Title: Baby Giant Grade Level: 3–5 Concept Focus: Humpback Whales Type: Expository After just a few weeks a humpback whale calf is ten feet long and weighs almost one ton. This sounds very large us to us, but this animal is still in danger. Think about the dangers a whale calf would share with a human baby and what a human mother does to protect her child. Now write an essay explaining the similarities and differences between the needs of a whale calf and a human baby. Remember to include how humpback and human mothers provide for the needs of their offspring.
After just a few weeks a humpback whale calf is ten feet long and weighs almost one ton. This sounds very large us to us, but this animal is still in danger. Think about the dangers a whale calf would share with a human baby and what a human mother does to protect her child. Now write an essay explaining the similarities and differences between the needs of a whale calf and a human baby. Remember to include how humpback and human mothers provide for the needs of their offspring.
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Title: Open Rush HourGrade Level: 6-8Concept Focus: BiodiversityType: Narrative
In some regions across PLANET EARTH, there are twenty-four hours of sunlight when the season changes from spring to summer. Imagine that for one week you were able to experience complete sunlight all day and all night. Write a letter to a friend explaining what your life would be like for that week. Be sure to include the ways that life around you would be affected as well.
This image captures quite a bit of action. What do you see? Write a story describing the scene to a friend. Explain how all of the animals arrived at this location and what brought them there. Be sure to include what motivated the animals to make the journey.
Title: A Shore FightGrade Level: 9-12Concept Focus: Fur Seal Hunting King PenguinType: Analysis
In this scene, a fur seal is hunting a penguin at the ocean shore. By size alone, the seal has the advantage. Does victory always belong to the strongest challenger? Using this image as a point of departure, write an analysis of how appearances may often deceive not only the opponent but also the observer. Be sure to include in your analysis traits of the “perceived victim” that help the underdog become the victor.
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