2015 Term 2 week 5 lumpy potatoes floating in space

This is my word cloud about Mars. I hope you enjoy reading it 

In Week 5 of Term 2 our class focussed on how to write great information reports.

We wrote about the planet Mars as we are in the middle of learning about Planet Earth and Beyond. Learning how to write a great information report will help us with our self-guided topics in a few weeks time.

Here is my writing, after I have self-assessed and peer-assessed my work.

Lumpy potatoes floating in space

Copy the link for your original Mars Report here  information report

Copy what you have written about Mars so far (do not copy the success criteria etc).

Lumpy potatoes floating in space

Introduction

Have you ever explored Mars? If not here is some cool information that will get your attention.

Today I am going to talk about how Mars is a red hot planet is named after the Roman god of war. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and Mars is our closest planet to earth.

Mars’ Appearance:

Have you ever wondered what have Mars is like? Mars is very different from our world because it covered with old volcanos. Also it has a very  rocky surface. Mars is a red cold planet that it is made out of dust.You can get really confused with. Mars because Mars looks like a real star. Suddenly scientist think there was rivers and lakes on Mars.

Human exploration of Mars:

No humans have been to Mars. Humans CAN explore Mars but they can't stay and live life in. Mars because if you live life on Mars you wont have enough oxygen to breath. Mars is the first planet that astronauts will explore because it is our one and only 1st neighbour.

What is the planet Mars?

Mars is danger, circled by 2 moons called phobos and Deimos. Unfortunately  is known as 2 moons that is shaped as lumpy potatoes floating in space. If you would like to explore Mars it will only be a short amount of time because you don't have enough oxygen to breath in space.

The Orbit of Mars:

Even though Mars is our closest neighbour, its orbit is very different. A Martian day (or how long it takes to rotate once on its axis) is longer than an Earth day and equals 24 hours and 37 minutes. This is because it spins slower than our planet. Moreover, a year on Mars is the same as 687 Earth days! However if you could imagine if you lived on Mars, you would be almost half the age you were on Earth!

(Shared writing with teacher and group 19/05/15)

Conclusion

This information report has all the information that you need in fact if you want to find out more facts go to:

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-Mars.html

I think this can help you how to write an information report so you can write your own information report.

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My Information Report Success Criteria:	Self	Peer
My heading:
is an interesting title (I might have phrased the title as a question.)
My opening paragraph:
says what my report is about in a clear way
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification
outlines the main features of the subject
My main paragraphs:
have sub-headings where helpful
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject
give detailed information (factual descriptions)
include specific, technical vocabulary
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information
My end paragraph:
draws the report together/sums up my main points
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found