Feature Article

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Feature Article

• Third Grade
• Language Arts
• LeAnna Crawford
• Wingo School

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Feature Articles

• Always reports facts, realistic ideas, or real
  events.
  
• May have headings that divide the article into
  sections.
  
• May repeat or quote what an expert says.
• May have photographs, graphs, or other visuals
  with captions.
  
• May tell the meaning of words that pertain to
  that subject.
  

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Feature Articles

• Needs a Catchy title to catch the readers
  attention.
  
• Needs a Grabber paragraph to grab the interest
  of the reader.
  
• Needs information that is factual, but not
  boring.
  
• Needs a wrap-up paragraph that brings the
  article to a nice close.
  

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Sensational Solar System

• Have you ever wondered about the different
  planets?Come along with us as we take a trip
  through the solar system and learn about the
  planets. Get ready to blast off!

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Our Solar System

• The solar system is made up of our sun and
  everything that travels around it. The word
  solar means having to do with the sun. The
  sun is in the center of the solar system. Around
  the sun travel planets, moons, comets, asteroids,
  and other space objects.

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Planets in Our Solar System

• Planets are large space objects that move in a
  path around suns. This path is called an orbit.
  The nine planets in our solar system are Mercury,
  Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
  Neptune, and Pluto.

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Comparing Planets

• Pluto is the smallest planet and the furthest
  from the sun. It is usually covered with a layer
  of ice. Mercury is the planet closest to the
  sun. It gets hot enough on Mercury to melt tin
  cans. Jupiter is the largest planet. It is so
  big that all of the other planets could fit
  inside it.

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Back to Earth!

• Well, our trip is coming to a close.
  Hopefully, you learned some interesting facts
  about our solar system and planets. Neil
  Armstrong stated after landing on the moon that
  it was one giant leap for mankind. You have
  made one giant leap toward learning!

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Counting Down Before Taking Off On Your Own
Writing Adventure

• Remember key elements to a feature article
• It is factual and informational
• It needs to capture the readers attention
• It can have graphs, pictures, and special
  vocabulary, or quotes from or about your topic

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Review the Feature Article and Look for these key
concepts

• Look at the underlined section of part of the
  feature article and discuss as a group why it is
  important .

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Sensational Solar System

• Have you ever wondered about the different
  planets? Come along with us as we take a trip
  through the solar system and learn about the
  planets. Get ready to blast off!

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Our Solar System

• The solar system is made up of our sun
  and everything that travels around it. The word
  solar means having to do with the sun. The
  sun is in the center of the solar system. Around
  the sun travel planets, moons, comets, asteroids,
  and other space objects.

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Planets in Our Solar System

• Planets are large space objects that
  move in a path around suns. This path is called
  an orbit. The nine planets in our solar system
  are Mercury, Venus Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
  Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

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Comparing the Planets

• Pluto is the smallest planet and
  the furthest from the sun. It is usually covered
  with a layer of ice. Mercury is the planet
  closest to the sun. It gets hot enough on
  Mercury to melt tin cans. Jupiter is the largest
  planet. It is so big that all of the other
  plants could fit inside it.

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Back to Earth!

• Well, our trip is coming to a
  close. Hopefully, you learned some interesting
  facts about our solar system and planets. Neil
  Armstrong stated after landing on the moon that
  it was one giant leap for mankind. You have
  made one giant leap toward learning!

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Ready for Take-Off!

• Well, I believe you are ready for
  the challenge! Just remember to find a topic you
  enjoy researching, find interesting facts, and
  impress your readers with ideas, language, and
  quotes from the experts. Good luck on your
  mission!