Using CommonLit as a source, the two articles use evidence to support how the sun is responsible for the existence of life on Earth.

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Article 1: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/learning-about-the-solar-system

Article 2: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-center-of-our-solar-system

Due to the fact that NJSLA uses 3 sources, one of which is a multi-media source for essay writing, students will review two texts and a short video which is linked onto the document to analyze and compose a 4 paragraph essay.

In this purchase, you will receive:

1. Essay Prompt and deconstruction of that prompt

2. Detailed outline as a scaffold for students

3. Graphic organizer as a scaffold for students to organize their evidence

4. Sample Graphic organizer with evidence already filled in (teacher copy)

5. Sample exemplar essay

6. Peer or student check-lists while writing

7. Two examples of possible thesis students can use or learn from

Prompt: You have just read “Learning About the Solar System,” “The Center of Our Solar System,” and watched a video from Crash Course Kids called “Here Comes of Sun”. Based on all three sources, explain how the sun is responsible for the existence of life on Earth. Make sure to use evidence from the two sources and the video to support your response.