FOUR SQUARE METHOD

You will use this method throughout the week to create your own essay

CHOOSING YOUR

TOPICThis is the first step in

writing your essay . Your Teacher has picked your

topic already.

Day One

CREATING YOUR WEB

Day One

FILL IN YOUR WEB

Day One Example

Great White Sharks

Eating Habits Size of Great

Whites

Facts about Great Whites

MY ESSAY ON GREAT WHITE

SHARKS Now lets use the four squares over the next

four days to create my personal essay on

the chosen topic

Day One

FIND YOUR RESEARCH

NEEDEDStart with the questions that you may have:1. Are great white sharks

mammals or fish?2. Are great white sharks

aggressive?3. What is the largest

great white shark ever caught?

4. What do great white sharks eat?

5. Where are great white sharks found?

6. How long do great white sharks live?

Day One

ANSWERS THAT YOU

FOUND AFTER YOUR

RESEARCHGreat white sharks are gray on top and white underneath

The white belly blends in with the sky and the dark back blends in with the rocks below

It is a myth that great white sharks are mean eaters (Great white sharks only kill about six people a year)When a shark attacks the shark only tends to bite a person not actually to eat them Great whites are the largest predatory fishFemale great white sharks are larger than the male great white shark The great white shark ranges from 3-6m, sometimes much larger

Day One

ANSWERS THAT YOU FOUND AFTER YOUR RESEARCH

The great white shark are fishGreat whites are found in cool coastal waters throughout the worldWe have no reliable data on the population of the great white sharks, however scientists agree the numbers are decreasing and this is why

They are on the endangered spices list due to hunting

Great whites have 3000 serrated, triangular teeth arranged in several rowsWhen a great white shark looses a tooth the shark re-grows that tooth

Day One

ANSWERS THAT YOU FOUND AFTER YOUR RESEARCHGreat white sharks cannot swim backwardsGreat whites can jump out of the waterGreat whites do not chew their prey, they hold their prey in their mouths until the prey stops struggling then they swallowNo one k now the life span of the great white shark; they guess 30 years to over 100 yearsThe great white shark is not the largest sharkGreat white sharks must always swim or they will sinkGreat whites have an amazing sense of smell which helps them hunt

Day One

ANSWERS THAT YOU FOUND AFTER YOUR RESEARCHGreat whites love fat, fat produces twice the energy versus muscle, so it’s the most efficient food for sharksThe biggest great white shark on record was 23 feet longHumans are predators to great white sharks and Orcas (Killer Whales) have been known to eat great white sharks. Also pods of dolphins have obsessively rammed into them eventually ramming them to deathGreat white sharks normally hunt and eat other sharks and marine mammals, including dolphins, seals (baby seals preferred 50% fat), sea lions and turtles; whites will eat almost any large fish or warm blooded animalGreat white sharks can weight anywhere from 1,500 to 5,000 pounds

Day One

FIRST FOUR SQUARE

1) Intro: In this paper regarding

great white sharks. You will learn about the following areas.

2) First you will learn about the size of the great white shark.

3) Second you will learn about the eating habits of the great white shark.

4) Lastly you learn great white shark general facts.

5) I hope that you are ready for this journey; hold on to your seats!

Day Two Example

2.Detail

3.Detail

4.Detail

5.Sum. Sent.

1. Topic:

Great White Sharks

SECOND FOUR SQUARE

1) Topic: In this paragraph you will learn

about the size of great white sharks.

2) Great white sharks can weight anywhere from 1,500 to 5,000 pounds.

3) The female great white shark is larger than the male great white shark.

4) The great white shark ranges from 3-6m, sometimes much larger.

5) These facts are so cool! I hope that you are enjoying yourself. There is more to come; hold on!

Day Two/ Three Example

2.Detail

3.Detail

4.Detail

5.Sum. Sent.

1. TopicSize of The great white

shark

THIRD FOUR SQUARE Day Three/

Four Example2.

Detail3.Detail

4.Detail

5.Sum. Sent.

1. TopicEating habits

1) Topic: In this paragraph you will learn about

the eating habits of the great white shark.

2) Great whites have an amazing sense of smell which helps them hunt.

3) Great whites love fat, fat produces twice the energy versus muscle, so it’s the most efficient food for sharks.

4) Great white sharks normally hunt and eat other sharks and marine mammals, including dolphins, seals (baby seals preferred 50% fat), sea lions and turtles; whites will eat almost any large fish or warm blooded animal.

5) Great facts! There is one more topic; here it is!

SECOND FOUR SQUARE

1) Intro: In this paragraph you will learn

about general facts about the great white shark.

2) Great whites do not chew their prey, they hold their prey in their mouths until the prey stops struggling then they swallow.

3) The biggest great white shark on record was 23 feet long.

4) Great white sharks must always swim or they will sink.

5) I hope that you enjoyed my essay regarding great white sharks! I enjoyed writing it!

Day Three/ Four Example2.

Detail3.Detail

4.Detail

5.Sum. Sent.

1. TopicGeneral Facts

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Whole Essay

In this paper regarding great white sharks. You will learn about

the following areas. First you will learn about the size of the great

white shark. Second you will learn about the eating habits of the

great white shark. Lastly you learn great white shark general facts.

I hope that you are ready for this journey; hold on to your seats!

In this paragraph you will learn about the size of great white

sharks. Great white sharks can weight anywhere from 1,500 to

5,000 pounds. The female great white shark is larger than the male

great white shark. The great white shark ranges from 3-6m,

sometimes much larger. These facts are so cool! I hope that you are

enjoying yourself. There is more to come; hold on!

Final Day/ Day Four

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Whole Essay In this paragraph you will learn about the eating habits of the

great white shark. Great whites have an amazing sense of smell

which helps them hunt. Great whites love fat, fat produces twice

the energy versus muscle, so it’s the most efficient food for sharks.

Great white sharks normally hunt and eat other sharks and marine

mammals, including dolphins, seals (baby seals preferred 50% fat),

sea lions and turtles; whites will eat almost any large fish or warm

blooded animal. Great facts! There is one more topic; here it is!

In this paragraph you will learn about general facts about the great white shark. Great whites do not chew their prey, they hold their prey in their mouths until the prey stops struggling then they swallow.

Final Day/ Day Four

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Whole Essay

The biggest great white shark on record was 23 feet long. Great white sharks must always swim or they will sink. I hope that you enjoyed my essay regarding great white sharks! I enjoyed writing it!

Final Day/ Day Four