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EARTH, MOON & SUNperience, an idea, or something else the writerwants others to know about. Ask your studentsto think about the person or people to whomthey are going to “talk” as they write—possiblya parent or guardian at home, or someone atschool, like the principal or a friend.5. Organizing. If your students are old enoughto write a long paragraph or an essay of multipleparagraphs, remind them that organizationis important because it helps the person they’retelling follow along and not get confused. Youcan mention that a good way to organize writingabout an experience is to write about it inthe order that things happened. Another goodway for them to organize is by choosing somethings to focus on (which they can do in a prewritingor brainstorming phase), rather thantrying to write about everything all at once!WRITE FROM YOUR EXPERIENCEPrompt A. Describe Earth, Moon & Sun tosomeone who did not get to see the show.Prompt B. Tell someone who did not get to seeEarth, Moon & Sun about the most interesting,important, or surprising thing you learned fromthe show. Tell why you think it was an interesting,important, or surprising thing to learn.Prompt C. Based on what you learned inEarth, Moon & Sun and what you know aboutliving on Earth, write about which place wouldbe your favorite place to live: Earth, Moon, orSun? Explain why your choice is the best one.WRITE FROM YOUR IMAGINATIONPrompt A. What did you think about Coyote?Do you remember all the funny things he did?Write your own story about Coyote. Your storythat were written on the board during the classdiscussion of Earth, Moon & Sun.Prompt B. Do you remember seeing the astronautsgoing to the Moon at the end of the planetariumshow? No one has been to the Moon ina long time. Can you imagine what it would belike if you could go to the Moon? Would youlike to go? How would you get there? Whatwould you like to see and do on the Moon?Prompt C. Based on what you saw in Earth,Moon & Sun, write a poem about how differentthe world would be without the Sun (or withoutthe Moon).WRITE FROM YOUR RESEARCHPrompt A. Coyote is a cartoon character in theEarth, Moon & Sun show. But coyotes are alsoreal animals that live in every state in the UnitedStates. Find out more so that you can writea description of coyotes for someone who doesnot know about them.Prompt B. Was there something in the Earth,Moon & Sun show that you would like to knowmore about? Tell your teacher so that she canhelp you learn more (by talking about it in classand looking up information in the media center).Write about what you learn.Prompt C. The word misconception was discussedthroughout Earth, Moon & Sun. Whatdoes this word mean? Can you think of otherwords that begin with “mis.” (What about mistake,misunderstanding, misfortune, misspelling?)Does “mis” in front of a word usuallymean the word is describing a good thing ora bad thing? Can you remember some of themisconceptions you heard about in the show?Discuss a misconception that interests you(possibly one of those mentioned in the show,or another one) and research the facts we knowthat prove this misconception wrong. (Here aresome misconceptions to get started with: Allspiders make webs. Clouds are soft. GeorgeWashington had wooden teeth.) PLANETS, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599© 2010, 2011 by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 13