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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

WHY DOES THE MOON LOOK DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT?

In Week 6 of Term 2 our class focussed on how to write great explanations.We wrote about the Moon’s different phases as we are in the middle of learning about Planet Earth and Beyond.

Introduction
If you are wondering why the Moon does not always look like a perfect spherical circle?If you are I will give you a full explanation why.

First Paragraph
5 Sentences
If there are confusing facts about the Moon than I will clarify all of those facts. You can believe anything you want but shadows do not have anything to do with the phases of the moon. Another clarification is that the moon actually happens to be on the opposite side of earth from the Sun. It actually depends on the light to see what type of Moon it is. The Moon actually needs thousands of it’s own to get to the same brightness of the Sun.

Second Paragraph
4 Sentences
If you are confused about the phases it is not your fault it is confusing, I will tell you all about it.Half of the Moon is always lit up by the Sun. The phases of the Moon are the New Moon, Full Moon, Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter and then the Waning Crescent. Sometimes when it gets to the New Moon people call it a Dark disk. As the Moon orbits the Sun it changes shape depending on the reflection of the light that shines on the Moon from the Sun.

Third Paragraph
Between the time of the first and last New Moon is called a lunar month. It is about 29.5 days to call a normal month a lunar month. The time for the moon to successfully orbit the earth is actually less it is really 27.3 days. Auckland’s latest New Moon was on the 18th of May.

Conclusion
I hope this explanation has inspired you to write you own about this topic or any other. If you think this topic is very fascinating than you should visit this website http://www.kidsastronomy.com/other_worlds.htm.

My Explanation Success Criteria:
Self
Peer
My heading:


  • is the question WHY DOES THE MOON LOOK DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT?
YES
YES
My opening paragraph/introduction:


  • introduce what my writing is about in a clear way
YES
YES
  • hooks the reader
YES
YES
  • clear topic sentence and supporting sentences
YES
YES
  • 2-3 sentences maximum
YES
YES
My main paragraphs/body paragraphs:


  • clear topic sentence and supporting sentences
YES
YES
  • are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject
YES
YES
  • give detailed information (factual descriptions)
YES
YES
  • include specific, technical vocabulary
YES
YES
  • are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)
YES
YES
  • connectives and time connectives
YES
YES
  • descriptive language
YES
YES
  • formal language
YES
YES
My end paragraph/conclusion:


  • draws the report together/sums up my main points
YES
YES
  • may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found
YES
YES
  • write an interesting fact (optional)
NO
NO



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