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