Explanation Text

1. EXPLANATION TEXT
GROUP 1
CANTIKA FUJI BAITARI
FIRDA FRIMADITHA PUTRI
LUTHFIA RAHMI
PETTRY LIA PUJANINGRUM

2. HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN THIS
PHENOMENON?

3. VIDEO
Look at this
video
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Ouzq0_YW7m
M

4. AFTER YOU WATCHED THE
VIDEO, WHAT ARE THE
INFORMATIONS CAN YOU
GET?

5. DEFINITION OF EXPLANATION
TEXT
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

6. DEFINITION OF EXPLANATION
TEXT
Explanation text is a text which tells
processes relating to forming of natural,
social, scientific and cultural phenomena.
Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of
the forming of the phenomena. It is often
found in science, geography and history text
books.

7. SOCIAL FUNCTION OF EXPLANATION TEXT
• To tells processes relating to forming of
natural, social, scientific, and cultural
phenomena
• To explain how or why something happens.

8. GENERIC STRUCTURE OF
EXPLANATION TEXT
• General statement; stating the phenomenon
issues which are to be explained
• Sequenced of explanation; stating a series of
steps which explain the phenomena
• Closing Statement (optional)

9. LANGUAGE FEATURES
OF EXPLANATION TEXT
In an explanation
text, there are
linguistic features as
below :
• Using simple present
tense
• Using abstract noun (no
visible noun)
• Using Passive voice
• Using Action verbs
• Containing explanation
of the process

10. EXAMPLE OF EXPLANATION TEXT
How Rainbow is Formed
Rainbow is one of optic phenomena that happens in the
atmosphere of the earth naturally. We can see it at mountain range,
or when it is cloudy, or when it is raining and rising of sun. We have to
be the other side for looking. We just can see it a half of circle form,
but acctually the rainbow is a circle form. We can see it perfectly, if it is
seen by standing in the high place. It is real that rainbow is a circle form
not like parabola form.
On the ground, we can not see perfectly, except if we are in
the high place like in the air plane or standing on top of mountain.
When we are looking at rainbow’s colors, we will see them that ordered
of red is on the highest order, and purple is on the lowest order.
Red is more dominant than another color caused by having
biggest wave between others. Therefore the red one is in the highest
order and purple one is in lowest order. How rainbow is formed? Try to
watch it when light of sun concerns a 90-degree angle mirror or a glass
prism side, or surface of soap foam. We can see colors on the light. The
light is rayyed to be some wave lenght of light that it is seen by our eyes
as red, bright red, yellow, green, blue and purple. These colors are
compnents of light that they are called visible light. The other
component is invisible light such as infrared (red is in the right side), and
ultraviolet (bright red is in the left side).
So, we can see the beautiful rainbow because there are
some processes to be beautiful rainbow that it appears in the sky.
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11. From the text, we can analyze the generic structure of
text as follows:
General Statement is Sequenced of explanation is
Rainbow is one
of optic phenomena that
happens in the
atmosphere of the earth
naturally. We can see it at
mountain range, or when
it is cloudy, or when it is
raining and rising of sun.
We have to be the other
side for looking. We just
can see it a half of circle
form, but acctually the
rainbow is a circle form.
We can see it perfectly, if it
is seen by standing in the
high place. It is real that
rainbow is a circle form not
On the ground, we can not see
perfectly, except if we are in the high place
like in the air plane or standing on top
of mountain. When we are looking at
rainbow’s colors, we will see them that
ordered of red is on the highest order, and
purple is on the lowest order.
Red is more dominant than
another color caused by having biggest
wave between others. Therefore the red
one is in the highest order and purple one
is in lowest order. How rainbow is
formed? Try to watch it when light of sun
concerns a 90-degree angle mirror or a
glass prism side, or surface of soap foam.
We can see colors on the light. The light is
rayyed to be some wave lenght of light
that it is seen by our eyes as red, bright
red, yellow, green, blue and purple. These
colors are compnents of light that they are
called visible light. The other component is
invisible light such as infrared (red is in the
right side), and ultraviolet (bright red is in

12. Closing Statement
So, we can see the beautiful
rainbow because there are some
processes to be beautiful
rainbow that it appears in the
sky.

13. Source
http://britishcourse.com/explanation-text-
definition-generic-structures-purposes-
language-features.php