I spoke today at Campbell Park Elementary for Ocean Week, teaching three 5th grade classes about our sharks

Thanks to Mrs. Jenna Cummings who shared about me after I spoke to her 5th graders at the Canterbury School of Florida, I got another opportunity to speak at another school, Campbell Park Elementary, to five 5th grade classes about our sharks. One class did not come because the substitute didn't realize they were scheduled to come for the presentation, and another teacher was out, so her class was spread out in the classes that were coming, so they could still make it, which cut us down to three 5th grade groups. They allowed me to take up the media center, rather than going from class to class which was great help, considering that I really didn't have time to get from class to class and keep setting up. That was a good plus that made it easier and better. I was very impressed with the students and their knowledge of our sharks that they already had. Before beginning the presentation with each group, I asked them to raise their hand and share a fact that they already know about sharks. Well believe it or not, they taught each other what I was going to teach them with the presentation. A few students already knew about tonic immobility in sharks, and all about their sensors. They also shared how sharks are nice and don't intentionally eat people, and they also shared how bad it is to eat shark fin soup. I was shocked at everything they already knew, and it filled me with joy, not just by the fact that they knew so much already, but that they spoke of what they know so passionately and very heart felt. As I gave the presentation and spoke to the kids, they asked many great questions, some I never would have thought of, or guessed that they would. One of the groups got upset about how shark populations about the shark finning, and the facts about how shark populations are declining due to things like finning and bycatch, and in the end they asked how they could help the sharks, to save them. The funny thing is, that was my next slide, "how can you help". So I answered, "it's funny you mention that." I had one of the students flipping the slides for me on my laptop and I asked her to flip the slide and showed them that it was my next point to share with them. They got excited and asked their teacher in class if they could make posters sharing the truth's about sharks, and warning people not to eat shark to post on the walls and the posts, and if they could do petitions and they even mentioned protesting. I said that there was no need for protesting and doing anything like that, just your voice alone is a powerful thing. You can use your voice to help lead and do good, or use if for bad; "use your voice and speak up for our sharks. You can share with your friends, family and fellow students everything I have taught you, and everything you already know." I encouraged them to go out and to speak. The students wanted to do more, and their teacher said yes to making posters in class to post and share about our sharks. Passion poured out of each of the students and compassion and love for the sharks. Many of the students even shared that they want to swim and dive with sharks one day, and that they loved them. I was blown away, filled with joy unspeakable and impressed by all of the students that I had in my groups today. It was an overall amazing day today speaking and teaching. I was very happy to be an encouragement and inspiration as I taught, and to hear how the students wanted to get involved and even dive with our sharks one day. It's so hard to believe that the day is already over. I am thoroughly looking forward to each speaking engagement opportunity to come.

Thank you to Jenna Cummings from the Canterbury School of Florida for sharing me with other teachers in our area, and to Ms. Frump for having me speak to your schools 5th grade classes for your "Ocean Week".

In college, working together as team on assignments does not mean find the smartest person you can steal answers from, but coming together as a duo or team and working together as a group to complete the assignment and to learn the lesson together as a working-functioning team

Yesterday classes started at St. Petersburg College, and other schools that just opened for the Summer Term. I am so thrilled to be in college. I love sitting in the front row of class, of course smiling like crazy as I am stoked to be there, and blessed realizing that I am getting the amazing opportunity to go to college and further my education, pursuing the dream that God has placed in me, from the passion He placed within me as He knitted me in my mother's womb twenty one years ago. Well...almost twenty one years ago (July 16th).
I came in for class in this state, ready to begin and stoked as ever to be there. I took a good look around to get a look at all of my fellow students, seeing who all I will be getting to learn with in this course. This summer I am working on my next two pre-requisite classes, then in the fall I have two more, then in Spring I really begin college in the regular classes. Our teacher came in and class immediately began. Of course I forgot my pouch with my pen, but I did find a pen and pencil in my bag (thank you God). This is my reading pre-req class, but she will be teaching us how to write as well. I am excited about that as I am not the best writer. I am still learning how to write better and use good grammar, so this is an added joy.
After giving us the lecture for the day, Mrs. Connelly gave us our assignment for the day. For the first half hour she let us work independently on the assignment, and then we were able to get together in duo's and groups to compare answers and work together. Mrs. Connelly partnered Shawna and I together (If I remember correctly, that was her name, not sure on spelling though). Shawna was pretty shy at first, but as we carried on comparing answers she began to talk a little more and we worked well together. Shawna and I corrected each other when we knew the other was wrong and we were right and we were learning together as a team. I left for a bit to go to the restroom, and when I returned a girl called me over, she later introduced herself, Jenna. Jenna I guess knew that I knew the answers and pretty much on the assignment down, so she asked a couple questions and we began to compare answers and discuss how we got them. I invited my partner over, and anyone that I saw that was alone, for the most part it was just the four of us, but we had others who eventually joined in the talk and we all as a class worked together on the assignment as a team. When a professor tells you that you can work together as a duo with someone, or a team with others, that doesn't mean go find the smartest person or persons you can and copy their answers. It means actually working together, and that's what we did. We all reminded each other of what we just learned, correcting each other when we needed to, comparing answers and discussing how we got the answers we did, and working together to completely the assignment correctly, learning as we go, so we are not just getting past this assignment, but actually learning the lesson that was taught. It's not about skimming through school, but learning (all you can) throughout each of your classes, during each class time. Whenever we got stumped on a question, we called Mrs. Connelly over and she gladly joined in and helped us, teaching us so we can learn and get the answers. Not just giving us the answers, but teaching us so we know why the answer is the answer and in the future, when we get more questions like the tough ones she helped us through, we will be able to get it on our own.
After class I went to the office to purchase my parking decal for the parking garage. My classmates came up to say hello and talk at the couches while we waited to be called to the desk. When I got called up and got my forms for the decal, I filled them out and got in line to go back up and turn it in and pay for the decal. Another classmate came up to introduce himself and ask a couple questions about the class, so I introduced myself and answered as I knew.
I love to meet new people, making new friends. What I am about to share is hard to really explain, and I hope you can understand what it is that I am trying to say. I do love to meet new people every day, sometimes making friends. I don't mean friends like "buddies", but social friends. Those who you are nice to and get along with when you see them, whether it's in class or at work, or where ever you are. I have been through many deep hurts in my life that I have learned from. I do not search out friendship, but I let it happen when it does. I pray through each day, as I am going to college or work, or wherever I am going. When I meet people, if I feel as though God is placing them in my life for a reason that I will allow myself to move forward with the person, not rushing, and build a relationship, unless God is placing it on my heart that they aren't meant to be a friend, but there is a reason and purpose for why we are placed in each others life. If I do not feel as though God is bringing us together in friendship, or even some purpose for a season, I continue on, being the nice person that I am, very respectful (always) and cordial, but I don't get myself tied up or attached. Even with friends it is rare that I go out with anyone. I prefer to be alone. I have just a few friends that I am very close to, and those are the ones I will go out with when we get to, but I sadly don't see each of those beloved people as often as I would like to. I hangout alone and do everything alone, it's just me and God. There was this great period of time (teenage years) when I would go out with friends every chance that I got. I would go on field trips, get involved in church, and go out all the time. When I wasn't at church or school I was with friends. I was the most social and outgoing person you would ever meet, but after many deep hurts I started to push away from people. I do not go out rarely, again, except different occasions, mainly with my roommate Dar who I am very close to. I am a lot more quite and reserved. I am very different, and that's the way it has to be. I will be looking forward to seeing each of new acquaintance (social friend) each class day, but this is what you people can learn about me that remains.
I can't thank God enough for blessing me with the opportunity to go to college and further my education, pursuing the dream that He placed in me from the passion He placed within me as He formed me almost twenty one years ago, and that is to be a Shark Scientist and Professor. For some of you, your seeing the Professor part for the first time. Another thing you can learn about me is the fact that I love to teach. I love to teach kids, and I love to teach people of all other ages too. I hope to one day get into education as a Professor teaching. I have been inspired by my mentor and role model, Dr. Greely. There is so much I still want to share with her, but I haven't had the chance yet. I hope the two of us will get to meet again soon and talk more.
For now, today, I am going to get back to my homework, finishing up, then I have a class tonight at the Seminole campus from 7-9PM.

I am looking forward to going back to the Bimini Biological Field Station

I could never thank you all enough for your support as I raised all the much needed funds to go to the Bimini Biological Field Station last year for that one month volunteer-research trip. Again, for those who don't know and are just following me, the Bimini Biological Field Station is a Shark Lab that is located in the remote island of Bimini in the Bahama's. It was started by Dr. Samuel H. Gruber, a world renown Shark Biologist who first started it to carry out Lemon Shark Research full time with his student, and then opened it up for volunteers and interns to come in as well. Last year many joined in and helped me to raise the funds so I could go to the Bimini Shark Lab for one month as a volunteer. There I took part, helping in the current research that was being carried out by the current PhD students. The PhD students that come through are the ones that are leading us in the work, we as volunteers and interns help in real research with the PhD students for their PhD (projects), earning their degree. This gives them a team of helpers to carry out the research, and us volunteers and interns the experiences that will be carried with us into college and onto our own careers as Shark Scientists. We learn many great skills to carry on with us, as well as meeting people with this common passion within and building relationships, gaining tips and advice from the scientists for us blooming scientists who are just starting our way down this path to entering this field, and learning new skills in research such as tagging and tracking sharks, building shark pens for research and much more. It was a very life changing experience and daily it was a reconfirmation for me that this is truly what I want to do with my life, no doubt. The lab is built like a research vessel, you live in tight quarters so you also learn how to live closely with your crew, this adds to the experience and gives us more of a clue what it's like. The only difference is your obviously not on a research vessel at sea, but you do get to see what it's like and learn well on how to live closely with your crew. I got so use to waking up so early every morning to eat breakfast and get to the field that it is one of many new habits of mine that were started there that I still carry on with today. I am so use to being away from my cellphone as I didn't have it for that whole month that I tend to forget my phone or keep it shut off, and I don't care too much for the internet except for when I need it, and the spots of time that I get on for fun. I still shut off the shower when I am shampooing and I am live very conservative as we did at the lab. The way of living that we lived during our time at the lab is still lived out today. It was a life changing experience, not only in breaking habits, making new habits and confirming that this is what I want to do, but changing the way that I see things and changing me, and even helping me in growing closer to God as science and nature lead me to Him. I find God when I am on by or in the ocean, and in science and research. I learn more about God and His creations and realize more and more how creative He is, that He created these creatures and this world, this complex world, and complex creatures. It blows my mind. Nothing brings me more joy under God Himself (whose first) then science, the ocean itself and sharks! The shark lab has a special place in my heart, and after just that first one month stay, it's already considered a second home to me in my heart. I look forward to all my future returns. This year (2013) I was accepted to return back to the lab for one week for a Shark Biology-Conservation course (the shark naturalist course), I have to raise a little over two thousand dollars. This can be done again but I need everyone's help. I am chipping in by putting in all the extra money I have monthly after bills, and the rest I want to fundraise. I have been working on scholarships and hoping to come up with all the funds so I can go. On my next day off I am going to be spending the day working on fliers to send out with information on the course and my info, spreading the word about how I am looking for work to raise the funds for this great opportunity. If you would like to donate again the paypal link is on the site. That is welcomed too,but I would love to work for it if anyone in the area has work that I can do. It will be so great to be back learning everything about shark biology and conservation, going on field trips, diving with the sharks and getting some hands on too. I will be so stoked to see my friends who work at the lab and the current PhD students who are still there! I have missed them dearly and can't wait to see them again.

If you have any work for me, questions, suggestions or anything you can call or text me at 727-657-1463, or you can email me at hannahfizell@yahoo.com.

For more information about the shark lab check out: www.miami.edu/sharklab

Shark Dads Lose Babies to Unborn Cannibal Siblings

Sharklab ALUMNI Dr Demian Chapman's new paper on in-vitro cannibalism in sharks

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/30/shark-dads-lose-babies-to-unborn-cannibal-siblings/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20130502ph-sharkbaby&utm_campaign=Content

A gift from my new friend, Mike Lard

This morning when I came into work I found this little packet on the table with my name on it, "Hannah "Shark Girl". I was surprised to see something that was left there for me and wondered who it would be from. When I opened it up it was a shrunk styrofoam cup with a hand written note folded and wrapped around it saying,

Hannah,

This is what happens when you take an eight ounce styrofoam cup down deep. Exactly 4823 FSW (Feet-Salt Water) or 16 football fields down. This was done in the Indian Oean off the coast of Mozambique. The pressure at that depth is around 2400 PSI, which crushes the air out of the styrofoam.

*Note - only handle cup with clean hands as it will become dirty easily.

I spent the day trying to figure out who it was by the name. I meet so many divers as I work at Bill Jackson's, just talking to people naturally about sharks and diving when it comes up in some way and I have made a lot of new friends, but I cannot remember many of the names well, not until I see them enough to get everyone down, but it will be hard as I continue to meet more people that I try to remember names for. Eventually I thought, "HEY! I know who this is! It's clicking!" I went onto my email on my cellphone to look up an email from this man that I met who works with submersibles and got his name from the email and it matched.

We met when he came up to check out at my register one day, we both spoke about the marine field and what were into. I am a blooming shark scientist and he works with submersibles. He doesn't go in them, they are small submersibles that I controlled from above the surface by him and the other people who work in what he does on crew. He takes great images and explores the sea through these submersibles he works. We are continuing to stay in contact through technology, and then see him when I get opportunities. Obviously I just missed him.

When he's gone he sends me photos that were taken as he's able to. There are a lot of photos he can't send that are private for research and other things that have to stay private, but the ones he can share he does.

I love this shrunk little styro cup and I love the idea. Taking a styro cup down on my dives and writting the depth I went and where on each. What a perfect idea for little suveniers as you travel and dive in research and exploration. This along with my usual dive logbook. My all time favorite ocean hero, who is one of my role models and greatest hero's and inspiration, Dr. Sylvia Earle does this on her dives. She has many shrunk styro cups with the place and date and depth written on it for each to remember different dives she's been on as her remembrance suveniers too!

 

God answered my prayers for a car!

I have been praying for a car since the age of 16 when I got my drivers license. Nothing says freedom and independence like moving out and having a car of your own. I moved out and have the independent woman thing down, but still no car, and as time goes on the car becomes more needed, as I begin working full time, going to college (soon, full time), and getting to my future internships, volunteer jobs, and my  continued work as a shark conservationalist, speaking at schools and places I get invited to speak up and be a voice for our sharks, and more (on and on). I desperately need a car to do everything I do, getting around. One of the hard things about biking, besides worrying about time and weather, is being able to get to different places, and on time. It's hard to bike from school to work, and work to school in a timely manner, not being late to either. It's hard getting around and doing everything that I want to do and need to do when my only transportation is a bike, specially on fowl weather days. Many days off that were suppose to be spent in errands and getting things done, was spent at home waiting and hoping for a break in the storms, unless they were places I had to be at, then I just spent time trying to find a ride or work it out in some way. It's hard being able to get around rain or shine with a bike, and it gets frustrating overall always having to ask for rides to and from places. I have desperately needed a car. Well finally those prayers were answered, my parents and I were talking and texting and they offered me their old red car as a gift. Today I picked up the car, and my dad and I went to get insurance, get the car turned over in my name and get my license plate, etc., Afterwards I took my Dad out to dinner my treat, and then I spent the rest of the evening with  my family, hanging out, watching a movie, and looking through baby pictures. It was a very blessed and fun day today!

These are now two answered prayers, one for a car, and two for forgiveness, healing and restoration in my family. We are obviously getting along now after finally have a time of talking it out recently, realizing how off we were and how wrong we had it, misunderstanding each other, finding that it all was a misunderstanding, with some parts of it legit, but all of it is completely forgiven and let go and kept in the past, and we are moving on, building relationships starting from where we are at, rock bottom. What a blessed day! Praise and thanks be to God! All glory to Him!!

Me holding up my "SAVE OUR SEAS" Shark License Plate! It was worth the extra 60 bucks for it!!

When my Dad and I were at the desk finishing up and picking out a license plate, she started to ask if the Florida one was okay, and I was going to say yes, but then my Dad asked if she had a shark license plate, which I didn't think of believe it or not. I forgot they make shark license plates, so I was glad he thought of it and asked away. She said yes and had this one, which is perfect. It says "SAVE OUR SEAS" at the bottom, and as you can see there is a shark, and in the background are two scuba divers. The lady at the desk said, "look! your in the picture too!" and pointed at the scuba divers that were on the license plate! I haven't decided who that second one is going to represent in the photo with me, diving with sharks....hmmm.....

"Sharks" By Nicole Bunnell (my cousin)

One of my cousins, Nicole Bunnell, had to write a paper about something life/world changing for a report, so after being inspired by me (Hannah Fizell), her older cousin, she decided to write about sharks and the danger they are in and how we can help to save them from extinction. It was beautifully written, and she received a well deserved A+! Amazing work, Nicole, well done! Love you!

Here are photo's of her paper, and below each photo is what was written on each of the pages seen!

My cousin Nicole, who wrote this paper!

"Sharks" by Nicole Bunnell

Inside the folder

Title: "Save Our Sharks"

Submitted by: Nicole Bunnell

Grammar

Mrs.Joseph

November 20th, 2012

Rough Draft Nicole wrote:

One day a 13 year old boy and his mother were walking on the shore. They saw a shark trying to beach itself. They helped it back into the water but the next day they found it on the beach - dead. Why did that happen? Even the scientists don't know for sure, but there are many things that people do that are killing sharks.

This could have been from the round up, pesticides, and fertilizer that wash into rivers and then empty into the oceans. There are a lot of other things that people do that kill sharks. They catch sharks in nets by mistake, over fish for sharks, use only the shark's fins and then throw the shark back in the ocean to die, sell shark by-products, and worst of all use long-line fishing! This needs to stop! Sharks kill a few people each year, but people kill millions of sharks, and some kids of sharks are in danger of all dying out!

Why should people care about sharks? Don't sharks attack people? Would the world be better off with no sharks? NO! Sharks cannot be allowed to die out on earth. Why should people care about sharks? The first reason is that our world would be poorer and emptier without these beautiful creatures that God created. Also sharks help keep the right amount of other fish in the ocean because they are an apex predator. Apex predators are valuable in keeping everything in the food chain in balance. They week out sick, injured, and dying fish. That lets the fish population stay strong and healthy. Another reason is that by studying sharks, scientists learn about immune systems and may someday get rid of cancer because of this. (Grace)

Thousands of sharks wash up on shore but even experts don't know why sharks wash up on shore. A 13 year old boy fount a shark on shore. He tried to push the shark back in the water, but the shark swam back as if he was committing suicide. (Huff) Why could that be? There are many threats to sharks, but the shark found by the 13 year old boy probably was dying by pollution. Round up, pesticides, fertilizer and other chemicals ash into the ocean from rivers. Since sharks breed near the coast, this is a big hazard. The pollution also affects fertility of adult sharks and can damage their babies. (Grace)

There are a lot of other things that people do that kill sharks. They catch sharks in nets by mistake, they over fish for sharks, use only the shark's fins and throw the shark back in the water to die, they sell shark's by-products, and worse of all they use long-line fishing. (Sea Sheperd) This needs to stop Sharks kill a few people a year, but people kill millions of sharks, and some kinds of sharks are in danger of all dying out.

Millions of sharks drown every year after getting caught in nets. So shark meshing is listed as a Key Threatening Process by N.S.W Fisheries.

Another problem is by-catch. This is when a shark dies in net that was meant to catch something else like swordfish or tuna. Millions more sharks die each year after getting tangled in gill nets and drift nets set to catch other fish. A shark in the net can't move and can't breathe so they die of suffocation. These sharks are then cut loose and throw away. "In the Mediterranean sea alone, as many as 100,000 sharks die as a result of by-catch every year".(Sea Sheperd) There has not been enough work done to stop this terrible waste.

Another serious problem is over-fishing. Because people and companies are greedy, they don't stop to think how few baby sharks are born compared to other fish used for food. Sharks babies are called ups and only a few pups are born to the mother at a time. Pups grow from eggs either inside or outside of the mother's body. It takes one year for the baby shark to come out of the egg. When it comes out though, it's ready to take care of itself. Another problem is that the mother shark isn't ready to have babies until she is from 12 to 20 years old, and they don't have many babies. (Berger) Near the coast, there are several species of sharks in danger.

It is very sad that many shark products get used to make people more healthy when there is no proof that they help people at all. One use of shark products is to try to use shark liver oil to boost the immune system. Also it's used to help prevent cancer. Once again there is no proof that it will help.

In addition to pollution sharks are threatened by shark finning. Shark finning is when someone fishes for a shark and then they cut off their fins and then throw it back into the water, it can suffer and die at the bottom of the ocean. Forty million sharks are slaughtered in this barbaric manner for their fins every year. Shark fin soup is a luxurious meal, and sign of prestige in Chinese culture.

"Long lines are the most significant factor in the rapid diminishment of shark populations in the oceans. Long lines ranging in length from one mile to over one hundred miles are baited with fish ( often illegally killed dolphins or seals), are are meant to target sharks, swordfish, and tuna. The sharks targeted are caught mostly for their fins (which account for only 4% of their body weight) and also for their cartilage, liver oil and teeth". (Terry Maas)

What is being done to help sharks avoid extinction? Public attitudes are slowly changing because of education and T.V shows like the ones on shark week. The media has found out that their audience is just as interested in "man bites shark" as they are in "sharks bite man". Because of this the public is putting pressure on the government to help sharks. People used to see sharks as just killing people. Now more and more people think of sharks as remarkable creatures that God created. Most people can't just go to a near - by aquarium and expect to see sharks. The reason is that when the sharks are in captivity, they refuse to eat and just lay on

the bottom of the tank and die. The best way to educate people is if they get to swim with sharks. The people need to go where sharks are found in the ocean. These are called eco-tourist activities. For example near Australia people can die near beautiful, harmless whale sharks. Another popular destination for shark view is in the Bahamas, where 21,000 sport divers went on shark-watching dives during 1994. (Grace)

There are also some celebrities trying to help sharks. A famous Chinese basketball player named Yao Ming is trying to convince people not to eat shark fin soup. Yao Ming pledged to give up eating shark fin soup and hopes that other Chinese will do the same. John Kerry, a politician, is also working to save sharks. Many scientists are helping by studying sharks. Randall Arauz won the Goldman environmental prize for his study of damage to sharks near Costa Rica.

How can people help even more in the future? Every citizen of the world can make a difference. They can sign petitions and urge other people like the AWARE petition. Everyone can support marine parks and sharks. They can work to pass a ban on shark finning, long-lining and over-fishing.

People can also get information, sign petitions and be activists at the following places according to treehugger.com : Discovery's Shark Week, Stop Shark Finning, Humane Society International, Shark Savers, WildAid, and follow Jaymi Heimbuch on facebook or twitter. (Treehugger)

Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of world famous explorer Jacques Cousteau, is asking for help to save the sharks. Hollywood has been successful in making them scary. Out of the 350 species

of sharks, humans have to be careful with about 5," says Cousteau, "and there are only about 10 fatal shark attacks on humans each year around the globe. There are thousands of people who die of snake or wasp bites each year. More people die from falling coconuts     than from shars" (treehugger). Sharks really need to be afraid of people. Between 100 and 200 millions of sharks are killed each year.

There are many things that a middle school student can do to help sharks. First, they can talk to everyone about how important sharks are - parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends and everyone they meet. They can post information on facebook, twitter, myspace, email and even start their own blog. They can get active and volunteer! When interviewing Hannah Fizell, she told of volunteering at the Bimini Shark Lab run by Dr. Gruber on the island of Bimini near the Bahamas. There they study lemon sharks, do much other research and try to raise awareness of how important sharks are. She spent one month and can't wait to go back! (Fizell)

Another thing teenagers or adults can do is write a letter, make phone calls, learn all they can from internet and other sources and become active in this important research. They may even decide to become an explorer or a scientist and devote their life to saving sharks as Hannah is planning to. (Fizell)

What is needed are groups in every state and country of the world. These groups would rally others in their area to get active. If everyone works together, change will happen.

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Mass, Terry. "Sea Turtle Restoration Project." Gov of UAE. Government of United Arab Emirates, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2012. <www.cdnn.info/news/eco/e070327.html>.

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"The Brutal Business of Shark Finning." Sea Sheperd. Sea Sheperd Conservation Society, 16 Dec. 2004. Web. 19 Nov. 2012 <http://www.seasheperd.org/shar

Teachers note on this paper my cousin Nicole Bunnell wrote: "Amazing! Great notes, Great work on including all the parts - work cited, brainstorming, notes  Great sentence structure Great Spelling! A+