Writing+Activities

After reading the __Starry Messenger__ the students will be writing as if they are a present-day Galileo. Galileo was passionate about stars and risked everything to study that passion. The students will think of something they are passionate about (sports, an animal, a dream job, etc.) and write about whether they would be willing to go through the same trials that Galileo did for that passion. If so, they will explain why they care so much about this topic. If not, they should explain why also. This writing should be at least one paragraph in length and include at least two examples from the story.
 * Narrative- **

After reading __The Sun__, students will be prompted to write from what they have learned about the Sun. The students will be familiar with the concept of show and tell because we will have weekly show and tell times in our classroom. For this expository writing piece, the students will complete a two paragraph piece of writing describing the Sun as if they brought it in for show and tell. The students should use descriptive words, as many of the 5 senses as possible when describing, and factual details about the Sun from the text. To be sure the facts are accurate the students may refer to their copy of __The Sun__.
 * Expository- **

After reading __The Day the Sun Went Out__ the students will complete a short piece of persuasive writing. The prompt will explain that there is an evil villain that is threatening to steal the Sun. It is the student’s job to be the Earth’s superhero and persuade or convince the villain to not take away the Sun. They will need to explain why we need the Sun and what would happen without the Sun.
 * Persuasive- **