Topic 6
Explanation Text
Explanation Text
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Amaliya
Nindya A. P
Nanda
Alisha
Explanation
text is a containing text
about processes of
nature phenomenons, social, science, culture and another. An explanation text usually come from
related author question ‘why’ and ‘how’ towards an existing phenomenon.
Generic
Structure
1. A
general statement
A general statement discuss about a
phenomenon in general. This sentence usually answer a question, that is “what”.
For example: “What is flood?”
2. A
squenced of explanation
A squenced of explanation tell us
“why” and “how” a phenomenon
happened. A squenced of explanation can be more of one paragraph.
Tense that used
Explanation texts are usually written in the “present tense” because they are explaining how or
why something happens. To do this they explain it as if it is happening now.
Explanation
texts often include diagrams, pictures or charts to help
you understand. An explanation text usually starts with a
statement that introduces the subject or topic to the reader.
Connectives
Explanation texts usually use words
called connectives that explain things in order, one after another.
Some of the connectives you might
find are:
• Firstly
• Next
• Then
• After that
|
• Meanwhile
• Eventually
• Later
• Finally
|
Other connectives explain how things
work or why things happen, such as:
• Because
• So
• This means
The
term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour (“tsu”) and wave
(“nami”). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a
sea is rapidly displace on a massive scale.
A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly
deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical
movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries.
Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in
generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under
continental plates.
As the displaced water mass moves ander the influence of
gravity to regin its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on
a pond.
Finally, tsunami always bring great demage. Most of demage
is caused by the huge mass of water
behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising
fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.
If you want to write an
explanation text, look at this :
• Title
Titles that use words like 'how' or 'why', will help readers to
understand what the text is about and make them want to find out more. For example: 'Why' do animals sleep through the
winter?‘
• Paragraphs
You need to write in paragraphs to
break up your text and make sure it follows a sequence.
Use
connectives like 'Firstly' and 'So' to put it in the right order.
connectives like 'Firstly' and 'So' to put it in the right order.
• Style
Use a question or a statement as your title. Keep this in mind so you
stick to the point. Use the rest of your writing to make points that help to
answer your question or support your statement.
• Interesting facts
Throw in a few interesting facts to make your writing come alive and
keep your reader interested.
• Re-read
Re-read your explanation text when
you have finished. Make sure you've answered your
question or supported your statement.
question or supported your statement.
