EXPLANATION TEXT (C3 P1-3)
EXPLANATION TEXT
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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.
Purpose of Explanation Text
– Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena.
– To explain how or why something happens.
According to Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson (1997: 82) says that the explanation text type is often used to tell how and why thing (phenomena) occur in nature.
The Generic Structures of Explanation Text
- General Statement (this part consists of a general statement / general introduction of the phenomenon that we are going to explain)
- Sequenced Explanation (this part explains about some process involved in the formation of the phenomenon)
- Closing (the concluding paragraph is presented in this part of explanation text even though it is not a mandatory)
The Language Features of Explanation Text - Focusing generic participant -> an object or phenomenon which is being discussed, such as; rain, chocolate, etc.
- Using present tense -> This kind of text mostly applies present tense for its sentences, such as; "rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, ......."; Chocolate starts from a tree called cacao tree, and etc.
- Using chronological connectors -> The text applies chronological connectors / chronological connections / connectives, such as; first, second, third, then, after, after that, finally, so, as a consequence, and etc.
- Using passive voice -> The text sometimes applies passive form, such as; "... the beans are fermented for about a week, dried under the sun, and shipped to the chocolate maker...".
- Using noun, pronoun, verb, and etc. -> Like so many other text, explanation text absolutely applies a lot of nouns, pronouns (subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, demonstrative pronoun), action verb, and etc.
- Focusing generic participant -> an object or phenomenon which is being discussed, such as; rain, chocolate, etc.
- Using present tense -> This kind of text mostly applies present tense for its sentences, such as; "rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, ......."; Chocolate starts from a tree called cacao tree, and etc.
- Using chronological connectors -> The text applies chronological connectors / chronological connections / connectives, such as; first, second, third, then, after, after that, finally, so, as a consequence, and etc.
- Using passive voice -> The text sometimes applies passive form, such as; "... the beans are fermented for about a week, dried under the sun, and shipped to the chocolate maker...".
- Using noun, pronoun, verb, and etc. -> Like so many other text, explanation text absolutely applies a lot of nouns, pronouns (subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, demonstrative pronoun), action verb, and etc.
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.
Example
A rainbow is a natural phenomenon caused by the refraction and reflection of light in droplets of water, which results in the appearance of a spectrum of light in the sky. Rainbows appear in the form of a multicolored bow. When caused by water and sun, rainbows appear on the side of the sky that is directly opposite the sun. They can be full circles at times, but to the average observer, only the arc will be visible.
The colors in a rainbow are those found in the color spectrum of white light as it divides. There are 7 main colors that you can see in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple. When the sunlight hits the water droplets, the 7 colors appear. As the sunlight moves from air to water, the colors of light slow down to varying speeds – depending on their frequency. As the violet light enters the raindrop, it bends at a sharp angle. On the right side of the water droplet, some light is passed back into the air, while the rest reflects backwards. Raindrops that are higher in the sky disperse light so that only the red light is visible to the observer’s eye. The droplets between red and violet reflect different colors so that an observer sees a full color spectrum.
Sunlight hitting a raindrop in the atmosphere is refracted on the surface of the raindrop and enters the droplet. Once refraction occurs, the light breaks up into seven colors inside the raindrop; it is then reflected to the other side of the raindrop after traveling inside it. When the light in the raindrop refracts, the spectrum forms to make the 7 colors of the rainbow appear. During reflection, the angle (of reflection) is equal to the angle of incidence; this means that reflected light travels along a set path and maintains the difference of the refraction angle. A rainbow is a bunch of raindrops hanging in the atmosphere that divide the sunlight into 7 colors, like a prism.
The colors in a rainbow are those found in the color spectrum of white light as it divides. There are 7 main colors that you can see in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple. When the sunlight hits the water droplets, the 7 colors appear. As the sunlight moves from air to water, the colors of light slow down to varying speeds – depending on their frequency. As the violet light enters the raindrop, it bends at a sharp angle. On the right side of the water droplet, some light is passed back into the air, while the rest reflects backwards. Raindrops that are higher in the sky disperse light so that only the red light is visible to the observer’s eye. The droplets between red and violet reflect different colors so that an observer sees a full color spectrum.
Sunlight hitting a raindrop in the atmosphere is refracted on the surface of the raindrop and enters the droplet. Once refraction occurs, the light breaks up into seven colors inside the raindrop; it is then reflected to the other side of the raindrop after traveling inside it. When the light in the raindrop refracts, the spectrum forms to make the 7 colors of the rainbow appear. During reflection, the angle (of reflection) is equal to the angle of incidence; this means that reflected light travels along a set path and maintains the difference of the refraction angle. A rainbow is a bunch of raindrops hanging in the atmosphere that divide the sunlight into 7 colors, like a prism.
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