What is an Explanation Text?
An Explanation text is a piece of non-fiction writing explaining an action process or event in a detailed but simple way. It features numbered points, time connectives, pictures, diagrams, labels and captions to help the receiver understand the process of what’s being delivered.
What are the Key Features of an Explanation Text?
- Explanation text is typically written in the present tense with formal to-the-point language that doesn’t deviate from the topic.
- It uses separate text with headings and subheadings to make the explanation text simple and easy to understand.
- Add pictures and diagrams with labels for visual learners.
- Any technical vocabulary used should fit into a glossary at the end to help with jargon.
- Numbered points that explain something step-by-step.
- Explanation text is typically written in the present tense with formal to-the-point language that doesn’t deviate from the topic.
- It uses separate text with headings and subheadings to make the explanation text simple and easy to understand.
- Add pictures and diagrams with labels for visual learners.
- Any technical vocabulary used should fit into a glossary at the end to help with jargon.
- Numbered points that explain something step-by-step.
How can I use explanation text examples to support students’ writing?
You can use explanation text examples within the classroom to support the following:
- For text analysis where children search for genre features.
- To support teachers and staff in their knowledge and understanding of the 2014 English National Curriculum objectives.
- As a high-quality example for children to aim for in their writing.
- Children are able to see how language devices can work in the content of a complete text.
- For SLT or English subject leaders to develop a portfolio of exemplar texts.
What’s the difference between an information text and an explanation text?
- Instructional text is sequencing an event, action or process by telling someone what to do. See above for an example.
- Explanation text describes something non-fiction, it typically explains 'why' we do something as well as the full process.
PART 1
• Activity 1
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• Activity 2
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Activity 3
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1. Tsunami happens because major fault under the ocea floor suddenly slips
2. The impacts of Tsunami are disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives
due to drowning and damage to property
3. The disturbance of tsunami is that the ocom ames spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake sure and or the acres and they reach the where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes,or rises,from the ocean floor up to the land
4. From the second paragraphs we know that makes unfortunate event
5. The text mostly tells us about how and why tsunami happens
E. Latihan Soal (page 15)
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PART 2
•Activity 1
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• Activity 2
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• Activity 3
Do the exercise part D & E (page 20-21) from the module above and attach the photo in your blog!✅
•Activity 4
Write the explanation of an Explanation text in your blog!
Complete your blog with pictures and video!
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PART 3
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= Explanation text is a type of English text that contains how or why something happened. Generally, this type of text describes the process of something happening. The things described in the explanatory text are in the form of natural and social phenomena.
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