The Polar Bear Paper

First, thanks for voting! Hook #1 was the clear winner both here and on the message board frequent. The report is finished, and since we are basically "sabbathing" (I think I just made up a word) today, I have time to post it to the blog.

I will correct the few spelling errors that he didn't fix, but other than that - here is Jacob's polar bear report.

Most people think polar bears are white but they aren't. Their fur is hollow and when the sun reflects it makes them look white.

Most of the time they live on the ice. When they catch a seal, They find a seal's house (or hole) and wait for the seal to come up and the polar bear springs on the seal before it can escape. They do not always eat seals. Sometimes they will eat dead whales, geese, grass and fallen berries.

They will make dens on the ice and get ready to have babies. They are mammals so that means they have babies from their tummies.

Polar bears are strong. They can swim 60 miles without rest but polar bears have been seen 100 away from shore. Sometimes they even swim under water. They also can run up to 30-35 miles per hour. They love to play with one another.

Polar bears are becoming endangered. Man humans go and kill polar bears for their skin. Scientist have been trying to save polar bears for a long time.

So, there you have it. The writing process was a little painful at times because Jacob hates writing. But in the end I think that he enjoyed it - he certainly learned a lot. And there has been significant progress in his writing style over the course of this project.

Now I think I'll go play XBox...