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Explanatory Writing - The Sun

 Explanatory Writing

 is a style of writing which asks you to explain 

WHAT & HOW…

• What something is

• What something does

• How something works

• How something happened

• How to do something

It is not about your opinion, or trying to persuade someone. 

It is about the FACTS and INFORMATION

In this case we are looking at THE SUN, and how it affects us here on Earth.

You will be writing 3 PEEL paragraphs, each with its own topic.

BEGIN YOUR WRITING IN THE TEMPLATE ON THE NEXT PAGE

What is the sun?

First of all, the Sun is a colossal sphere that is very blinding and hot. For example the Sun is like a gym ball but a lot more BIGGER and the colours are reddish, orange and yellow. This means that The sun stays at the same place and the Sun is bigger than ANYTHING/EVERYTHING! We can therefore see that the Sun is bigger than you could imagine.

How does the Sun’s energy affect life on Earth?

It is quite obvious that the sun actually doesn’t move but the Earth does. Data shows that the Earth takes 365 days (1 years) for the Earth to rotate around the Sun. Because of this the Sun’s energy affects life on Earth. It is clear that the Sun’s energy is VERY powerful that it COULD make you blind.

How does the orbit of the sun create night and day?

I strongly believe that the Sun create night and day by tilting on its axis, (the invisible line which our planet spins) for part of the year one of the hemispheres which is half of the Earth, is leaning towards the sun and the other part of the year it’s leaning away. This is illustrated by Crash course kids. Therefore that is how the orbit of the sun creates night and day. In conclusion you should check out her youtube channel.  Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONtPx56PSebXJOxbFv-2jQ

Response to text The Sun

 RESPONSE TO TEXT (The Sun)

Title of Article: The Sun

Author of Article: National geographic KIDS

1. What was the article about? Write a 30 word summary of the article.

The article was about what the sun can do and how the Sun has the most important spot in the solar system and also how the Sun is a STAR!

2. What do you think the author’s purpose for writing this article was?

I think his\her purpose was teaching us more about the Sun and how it is the most important thing EVER! Earth wouldn’t even exist without the SUN!

3. Identify 6 new words that you are unfamiliar with. Find the definition, and use the word in a sentence

WORD	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Swoon	Be overcome with admiration, adoration, or other strong emotion.	A sunbather’s swoon.
croon	Hum or sing in a soft, low voice, especially in a sentimental manner.	Songbird’s croon.
Despite	Without being affected by; in spite of.	Despite its importance in the grand scheme of things, the sun isn’t unique or particularly complex.
Scheme	Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.	Despite its importance in the grand scheme of things, the sun isn’t unique or particularly complex.
Nuclear	Relating to the nucleus of an atom.	A process called nuclear fusion converts hydrogen to helium deep in the sun’s core
Balmy	Characterized by pleasantly warm weather.	Where temperatures hit a balmy 18 million degrees Fahrenheit

4. What are 4 important ideas you’ve got from the text? Write these in your own words.

Close my eyes, breathe and think about the Sun making the plants grow

Support the Sun for what the Sun has done.

Tell my family some facts about the Sun.

Telling my friends NEVER to look at the sun

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Response to text The big dig

 RESPONSE TO TEXT The big dig

Title of Article: The big dig

Author of Article: Wayne Erb

1. What was the article about? Write a 30 word summary of the article.

The article was about a GIANT mudslide. The ground couldn’t take anymore water, a torrent of rocks and mud poured down! Which made a mudslide! It was burying the highway.

2. What do you think the author’s purpose for writing this article was?

I think his/her purpose was about the mudslide going into Manawatu gorge (which is a river) and builders fixing it.

3. Identify 3 new words that you are unfamiliar with. Find the definition, and use the word in a sentence

WORD	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Pelting	Hurl missiles repeatedly at.	Heavy rain is pelting down.
Torrential	Torrential means heavy and this sentence is that torrential rain kept coming down.	In October, torrential rain sent even more debris crashing down.
Debris	Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains	In October, torrential rain sent even more debris crashing down.

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