1. Explanation Text
Anon fiction text that is used to describe or explain
how or why things happen.
By: Novi Dyah Arisanti
2. Explanation text includes a sequence of
events (how) and provides reasons for a
process or phenomenon (why).
For example:
A. Rain
B. The Water Cycle
C. Earthquakes
3. TYPES OF EXPLANATION
TEXT
(ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF PROCESS)
Describenaturalandnon-
naturalphenomena
Example: LifeCycles
Links cause and effect in
explaining how and why
aneventoccured
Example: Volcanoes
Sequential
Explanation
Cause and Effect
Explanation
5. 1. Title (identifies the topic)
2. Opening statement (identifies the process to
be explained)
3. Order of paragraph (describes how and why)
4. Conclusion (puts all information together)
5. Visual text (labeled image/ optional)
General Structure
6. LINGUISTIC FEATURES
Focuses on a general group rather than spesific
Use linking words, like: in general, rather, for instance
Use action verb, such as: breaks, erupts, occurs,
begins, starts
Use present tense, is, wake, stand, spread, am, are,
may
Reference to people shouldn’t be given
Passive voice may be used (to be+Verb 3)
Use of technical terms and language relevant to the
subject
Use conjunction for connectors: and, but, for
Give detailed description to rich meaning
7. WHY DO VOLCANOES ERUPT?
A volcanic eruption is a disastrous event that claims
millions of lives every year. This causes houses to be
obliterated. As result, cities are destroyed in minutes. If you
want to understand why volcanoes cause so much
destruction, you first need to develop your knowledge on
this unusual topic and its crazy science.
The earth consists of four layers. There are
approximately 15 plates in total. These plates are
constantly shifting about because of a blisteringly hot liquid
called magma - in addition to, this substance makes up the
earths interior. Magma is half liquid and half rock. If one
tectonic plate collides with another, occasionally a plate
pushes down forcefully, squeezes the magma in between
the gaps of two plates. Then the liquid travels upwards
through the main vent and out the crater.
8. This is happened after that. First, a huge ash cloud
rises to the top making everything look foggy.
Meanwhile, thick lava begins to trickle down the
mountain. Eventually, the pyroclastic flow will be up
into sky. This toxic smoke is so acrid if you unhailed
it you would die.
Furthermore, people would run for their lives,
jumping onto boats and sailing away; most people
would be stranded in that city for years. Days later,
the lava would have hardened up safe enough to
walk on, but the damage caused would not be
fixable. The outcome of this is people being claimed
by the effect of toxic smoke. Overall, volcanic
eruptions are catastrophic events which cause
immense damsge to things near
