Blog #4

RAFT

Role: Earth

Audience: Sun

Format: Thank You Note

Topic: Sun’s Role in Earth’s function

Strong Verb: Thank

Dear Sammy - Sun,

I’m grateful for you sharing your light with the people on my planet. We all would not exist without you. I need you so I can provide a place for others to live. Do you know what our distance is from each other? We are separated by a maximum of 94.5 million miles and a minimum of 91 million miles. That is a little far. I guess that may be a reason we do not visit for the holidays. We both have to keep working for our fellow people. Eighty-two (82) days is too long to travel to reach you for a vacation! I feel your light travels faster than all the voices I hear inside me. The speed of light is 186,000 per second. Which means it takes at least 8 minutes of your light rays to reach me. My orbit is elliptical around you. I get to rotate a period of 24 hours and my revolution period is 365 days & 5 hours. I have a chance to always see you. That is wonderful. It makes me feel not so lonely. During the summer months, you shine even brighter. You and I are a team do you know that? The people from my planet like going outside to see you. At times they will wear sun block since they believe you have mighty rays which may burn them. Sun, you are so strong! You help plants grow. They use you for photosynthesis. Even other creatures are thankful for your friendship. The reptiles enjoy sitting outside to rest under you for warmth. I just want you to know I appreciate everything you do for me in regards to helping my world to be a better place in which to live. Thank you. Take care and hope to hear from you soon. I know I will see you in the morning.

Your Friend,

Earle – Earth

Capable Writers Importance, & What they are

It is important to become a capable writer so communication can take place with others. Communication is essential to all people. Capable writers know who their audience is and realize their purpose of writing using correct form. Like knowing if they are writing their paper for other students, parents, or their teacher. When they write they have a topic sentence, grabber, details, detail, and conclusion. Capable writers draft, revise, edit, and then publish their works. They give themselves plenty of time to complete a task. That means that effective writers do not wait for the last minute to finish assignments. Once a paper is completed, if the writer has two to three more days, they can edit their paper. Usually, the editing is a positive experience. Taking a break and allowing your mind to think from the subconscious helps with writing. Good writers focus on a goal when they write. For example, one goal may be to write a fictional story by placing possible occurrences that could take place in the real world. Another example could be, writing with end rhymes when doing poetry. That way poems can have a music form applied. Capable writers are not afraid to use other peer responses to strengthen their writing skills. Peers can teach other peers. Learning is not just an individual experience. It is also a sociable one.

Even more, capable writers have self-assessment skills in order to stay on correct topic. In writing, numerous genres are possible to create and read. Capable writers can differentiate between genres. For instance, a capable writer can write expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. One of my favorite ways of writing is descriptive. I like to write poetry. It reminds me of music with words. I also find narrative writing interesting. It is neat how stories can be made from using inner thoughts. Our minds are amazing tools. Strategies occur for capable writers. They can come up with beneficial strategies in order to find what they reading or coming up with what to write. Most capable writers wait to edit until they have gone through each process. Capable writers can identify quality works of writing. Good writing can be done and felt by other great writers.