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.