This 27-page packet begins with suggestions for enriching learning related to cats or other pets. It includes a 6-page passage about the black cats, including specific information about 10 breeds of black cats. This is followed by directions about taking notes using a Cornell note taking form. There are two different note taking graphic organizers. Students are then given parameters for writing a 5-paragraph essay along with another graphic organizer, a list of transition words, and 3 pages of l