New State Fish
In marine science class we were assigned a task to choose a new state fish for Hawaii. Once we chose a fish of our liking we had to write a research paper. We spent a week learning about the fish and what made it unique and stand out from other fish. We researched their traits, anatomical features, distribution, adaptations, and other details. Afterwards, we wrote a persuasive essay, stating three reasons why our fish should be the new state fish. I chose the manybar goatfish, also known as the moano. The 21st century skill I used was my communication skill. When writing my persuasive essay I had to make sure I could reach my audience and convince them that the goatfish should be the new state. I had to use the right language to convey my points. I am most proud of the fish I chose. I took time picking a fish that stood out to me but also had importance to Hawaii. During the research portion of the assignment I learned a lot about this fish and I did well organizing and gathering all the key details that made the moano standout. Persuasive essays have never been my forte and writing is not my strongest form of communication, I am much better at public speaking. I challenged my communication skills by doing my best to state my main points and write an informative paper that would convince those who read it that the manybar goat fish should be the next state fish
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During this assignment it was difficult to choose the fish I wanted as state fish. I took around 3 days just to decide what fish species would be a good new state fish and I probably could have shorten that time by being more decisive. If I could do this assignment again I would choose my fish species a lot sooner so I could begin researching and have more time to write my essay. I’ve done assignments similar to this like my basking shark presentation. As well as other research projects I had in biology and science. This was an interesting project because although I have written research papers I’ve never had to use the research to write a persuasive essay. So I believe the skills I gained throughout this project will allow me to take information and use it in different ways in the future.