writing conclusions in 3rd person - ms.garza - 7th...
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WritingConclusionsin3rdPerson
WordsThatAreBanned:
• I• Me• My• Our• We• He• She
• They• Your• You• Us• NamesofPeople(Mrs.Deasy)• Groupsofpeople(thestudents,theclass)
**Donotrefertopeopleatall!**
EasySubstitutions…
• Insteadofusing“my/our”,use“the”
Example:Myhypothesisstated…. Thehypothesisstated….
• Insteadofusing“I/we”,use“it”
Example:Ithoughtthatitwasinterestingbecause…. Itwasinterestingbecause….
1stSentence:(ormoreifyouhaveahypothesisinyourlab)
Thepurposeofthislabis…
Thehypothesisstatedthat….Itwas(supportedorrejected)because…(usedataheretodescribeWHYyouarerightorwrong)
2ndSentence:
Apossiblesourceoferrorwaswhen____________________
Examples: weaccidentlydetachedthetail*thetailgotaccidentlydetached.
mypartneraccidentlyspilledchemicals*chemicalswereaccidentlyspilled.
ourgroupranoutoftimeanddidn’tfinish*timewasn’tusedwellduringthelabtogetitcomplete.
3rdSentence:
Nexttime,tofixthiserror,_______________________
Examples: I’llbemorecareful*morecareshouldbetakenwiththespecimentoavoidbreakingpartsoff.
I’lltellmypartnernottospillstuff*morecareshouldbetakentoavoidspillingchemicals.
wewon’tmessaroundsomuch*theclockshouldbewatchedmorecarefullysotimeisn’twasted.
4thSentence:
Thisrelatestoclassbecause____________________
Examples: welearnedaboutlobstersandstuff*structuresofarthropodswerestudied,liketheswimmerets,whichwereusedtodeterminethegenderofthecrayfishduringdissection.
Mrs.Deasygavenotesonworms*thetypesofwormswerestudied,liketheearthwormsthatweredissected,whichareannelidworms
Ihadtoknowthestepsofthescientificmethod*thestepsofthescientificmethodwerediscussedandusedinthislabtocompletetheexperiment.
5thSentence:
Thislabwas_____________
Examples: fun*interestingbecausetherearealotofstructuresinaclamlikethemantlethatcoverstheentireinnerbody.
gross*disgustingbecausethesmellofpreservativefluidisnotappealing.
coolbecauseIthoughtthatholereinforcerswouldworkbetter*surprisingbecausetheholereinforcerswereexpectedtoperformbetterthanthemaskingtape.