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Colorado Animals Newsletter

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The first sentence introduced your topic. 

You used the information on your research guide.

You used descriptive words.

You used correct sentence structure.

You used correct punctuation. 

You used correct spelling. 

You used the layout and design features of

the word processor.

You included a picture for each animal. 
Your group followed directions and worked cooperatively.