HW3 – Thesis Statement and Outline

49582007 陳逸蘭 Stephenie General Goal I want to inform my audience. Specific Goal I would like the audience to understand rabbit's "body languages" when observing a rabbit. Thesis Statement For rabbit-keepers, there are some interesting signs showing their lovely pets' mood and needs—from the movement of or change in its ears, head, legs, and voice. Introduction You know what? Rabbits have so many body languages than you can imagine. They jump swiftly just like little elves, with their small nose jerking. It is so cute that three year ago I asked my father to buy me one. Today, I would like to tell you what interesting body languages that we can catch to know a rabbit's mood and needs. Body I. A rabbit shows its mood by some interesting behaviors. A. Standing up suddenly with two eyes open wide means it is cautious, detecting the environment around them. B. Rabbits, whether cave-dwelling or kept by human beings, stamp their foot on some situations. 1. Stamping foot to inform other companies that the danger is coming. 2. Stamping foot to make threats against enemies. 3. Stamping foot to express their discontent. C. A rabbit likes to lick its companies to express friendship and care. D. When a rabbit jumps actively, lingers around a place, and suddenly topples down in a flash, it means it feels relax and trustworthy about this place. E. Putting its ears low and nearly attaching the ears to the back means it is angry or afraid. F. Different voices it makes indicate its mood. 1. The squeak sound means it's in a painful or frightening situation. 2. The roar sound means it's angry and about to attack something. G. When it's happy and excited, it performs a "jump in the air." H. If a rabbit uses its head to push keepers' hand when the keepers want to touch it, it's telling the keepers to "go away." II. A rabbit shows its needs by some interesting behaviors. A. A rabbit has strong sense of domain over its own territory. 1. Male and female rabbits all have glands in their lower jaws, which can send out a special odor. And they tend to rub against something that belongs to their own territory. 2. Rabbits (male more often than female) spray their urine on something to mark that "this is my place." B. A rabbit licks itself, its companies and human beings. 1. To stay clean. 2. To get the salt it needs. C. A rabbit makes its ears turning to listen to the subtle sounds. D. A rabbit circles keeper's foot. 1. When it is in the oestrus period, it circles around its keeper. Experiments have shown that if you give your hand to a rabbit that is circling you, it will jump to your hand and do something surprises you! 2. When sensing that its keeper has something to eat, it will circle around its keeper. E. A rabbit eats its poo-poo to gain the nutrition it needs. F. A rabbits grinds its teeth in order to keep it at an appropriate length. Conclusion Now, let's watch this clip about a rabbit and test how many body languages you see in this clip. It very cute, so open your eyes as possible as you can. (show the following clip from internet) http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/rodents-and-rabbits/jackrabbit.html Sources Electronic article retrieved from database Han Han. "Han Han's 寵物窩." January 2008 <http://hanhan.xxking.com/> Book 橘子. 橘子養兔子(A Guidebook to Raise Your Rabbit). Taipei: 晨星出版社(Morning Star), 2005. Personal interview 邱建竹. Doctor at Congo Exotic Animal Hospital. Personal Interview. 18 November 2008.