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Features of an Explanation Text
Explanation texts are factual writings designed to clarify how things work and why events occur, addressing 'how' and 'why' questions. They can be sequential, causal, or consequential, and include structured elements such as clear titles, grouped ideas in paragraphs, and the use of specific signal words. Common topics include the life cycle of animals, the process of digestion, and the causes of natural events like tsunamis.
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Features of an Explanation Text
- 1. Features of an Explanation Text
- 2. What is anexplanation text? Explanation texts are writings based on facts used to explain the sequence, cause and effect of an event.
- 3. What is anexplanation text? The purpose of an explanation is to give explanations how things work and why things happen.
- 4. Who can giveexamples of explanation text?
- 5. Common Explanation Texts: •1. Sequential- details the stages in an event For example: The Life Cycle of a Mosquito From a Seed to a Tree
- 6. Life Cycle ofa Frog
- 7. From a Seedto a Tree
- 8. • 2. Causal-details what causes the change from one stage to the next For example: How Digestion Occurs Why Earthquakes Occur
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- 11. • 3. Consequential-explains effects and outcomes of processes For example: In Science: Explain the causes of climate change In History: Explain the effects of the Spanish colonization
- 12. Tsunamis occur whenthere is a large-scale disturbance of the sea. The most common causes are earthquakes, but volcanic eruptions or landslides can also have the same effect, forcing a vast amount of water suddenly upwards, creating enormous waves which can hit land at up to 45mph, often with devastating effect.
- 13. 1.Explanation text answersthe questions “how” and “why”. For example: How does an IPod work? Why do things float or sink?
- 14. 2. They havea clear title. For example: The Water Cycle The Life Cycle of a Frog How do CCTVs work?
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- 16. 3. Ideas aregrouped in paragraphs.
- 17. 4. The firstparagraph introduces the subject.
- 19. 5. There areat least 3 sentences in a paragraph.
- 20. 6. Explanation textuses cause/effect signal words such as: then, as a result, so, if, because, therefore
- 21. 7. It usestime signal words such as: first, then, next, after, finally
- 22. 8. They arewritten in present tense. For example: are, turns, happens
- 23. 9. They useaction words (verbs). For example: falls, rises, changes