The sanguine,sabulous and glacine planet

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.

Do you know Mars’ great discoveries? well here is some facts about Mars .Mars is an  interesting planet named after the Roman God of war with volcanos that are active knowing the size of the volcanos it is one of many reasons why people do not live on Mars.

Surface features

Mars is also similar to earth, but Mars does have differences it’s just peculiar to the human eye.

The reddish colour of Mars is caused by the presence of it’s rust in its sandy soil. Also it is half the size of earth. Mars and earth both have volcanoes but Mars has an extensive volcano that is called mount olympia  .Just like I mentioned earlier.

Could humans live on mars?

Mars is a very parched planet hardly anybody wouldn't want to live there in fact knowing that Mars is red it might seem as it is a burning planet but do not let it’s colour foul you it is actually a cold planet, humans couldn’t live on mars because it has no magnetic field to block out harmful cosmic radiation. And can cause of skin cancer.

Humans Exploration of mars/Mars’ Moons

Mars is the first planet an astronaut would reach after leaving earth. Did you know that Mars has two moons (one is called Phobos and one that’s called Deimos) they are both funny shaped moons but they are different sizes.Also Mars is known to be the 4th planet in our solar system.

Conclusion.

I hope this synopsis about Mars has given you inspiration to write your own information report and research about Mars. Now knowing about how dangerous Mars is, you are now aware of the surprises coming your way if you decide to travel to this planet.

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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.)	yes	✓
My opening paragraph:
says what my report is about in a clear way	yes	✓
gives a general “classification” – and maybe a technical classification	yes	✓
outlines the main features of the subject	?	?
My main paragraphs:
have sub-headings where helpful	yes	✓
have clear topic sentences  (topic and main point)	yes	✓
are organised so that each paragraph is about a different aspect of the subject	no
give detailed information (factual descriptions)	yes
include specific, technical vocabulary	yes
are generally balanced (have a similar amount of detail about the different aspects I write about)	No
may have helpful: tables, pictures and/or diagrams to add information	no
My end paragraph:
draws the report together/sums up my main points	no
may give a personal opinion; ask the reader a question and/or tell the reader where further information may be found	no