Apex Predators: Essay Writing

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Objective

I can write a five-paragraph essay about apex predators with an introduction, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion.

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Warm-up video

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Practice

3 questions

1

Imagine you are writing an essay about apex predators. What is the purpose of the introductory paragraph in your essay?

2

In your essay about apex predators, you want to explain how they help their ecosystems. Write a topic sentence for one of your supporting paragraphs that focuses on this idea.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Write a five-paragraph essay about tigers as apex predators. Your essay should include an introduction, three paragraphs with supporting details from the video, and a conclusion. Use information from the video about why tigers are important, what threatens them, and what can be done to help them.

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