Our Sun/Sunny's Big Surprise Worksheets

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Our Sun/Sunny's Big Surprise For Google Apps

For a dynamic and engaging experience for your grade four class introduce them to paired texts. Students will learn to draw conclusions and see how texts influence each other.
The text on the sun is a non fictional writing. It gives us interesting facts about the sun. The sun is a massive star located at the center of our solar system. The sun is made up of hydrogen and helium gases. The sun also keeps all the planets in our solar system in orbit around it. Without the sun, life on Earth would not be possible. After reading this text students will answer these questions.
1. What gases make up the sun?
2. How does nuclear fusion create energy?
3. Why is the sun important for life on Earth?
The paired text is about Sunny who was no ordinary ball of fire. This is called a fictional story because it is about imaginary events and people. Students will also answer questions after reading this story. The question are thought provoking and will help improve critical thinking skills.
If you are looking for great writing prompts some of them are included as well.
1. Expository Prompt: Explain how the sun helps both plants and people. Use
examples from both texts.
2. Narrative Prompt: Write your own story about the sun meeting another
planet.
3. Opinion Prompt: Do you think it’s easier to learn about the sun through
facts or stories? Explain your answer.