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Science Writing Task: Life Science and the Human System
Name:
We will do a science writing task. We will PLAN our writing, make a
rough DRAFT and REVISE our writing together.
The main question we will answer in our writing is:
How do the systems of our body work together to keep us
alive?
As part of answering that question, these detail questions need to be
answered also:
*What support does the digestive system give the body? How does it
support other systems in the body?
*What support do the lungs give the body? How do the lungs support
the circulatory system?
*What support does the circulatory system give the body? How does
the circulatory system work together with the digestive system?
On the next few pages we will;
PLAN OUR WRITING
WRITE A ROUGH DRAFT
REVISE AND EDIT
together!
Planning Part I:
Keep It or Junk It
Here’s some words we’ve been using that might be used in your essay:
small intestine
capillaries
heart
lungs
oxygen waste
disposal
large intestine
proteins chyme
red blood cells veins arteries
stomach
digestive juices
esophagus feces
carbon dioxide nutrients saliva villi
fats carbohydrates
Put the words in a category for writing. If the word does not fit in a category,
you have to junk it.
What support does
digestion give?How
does it support other
systems in the body?
How do lungs support
the body? How do they
support the circulatory
system?
What support does
circulatory system
give? How does it work
with digestive system?
Planning Part II:
As we review the reading, list short phrases you see that answer the
questions:
1 .What support does digestion give? How does it support other systems
in the body?
As we review the reading, list short phrases you see that answer the
questions:
2 . How do lungs support the body? How do they support the circulatory
system?
As we review the reading, list short phrases you see that answer the
questions:
3 .What support does circulatory system give? How does it work with
digestive system?
Writing the Rough Draft:
Write a rough draft of an essay that answers this main question:
*How do the systems of our body work together to keep us alive?
Remember to answer these questions as well:
*What support does the digestive system give the body? How does it
support other systems in your body?
*What support do the lungs give the body? How do the lungs support the
circulatory system?
*What support does the circulatory system give the body? How does the
circulatory system work together with the digestive system?
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