EXPLANATION TEXT PART 1-3

Nuno Bintang Raihan

XII IPS 2

Absen 25

WHAT IS EXPLANATION TEXT ?

Explanation text is a text that contains the process of 'why' and 'how' natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other events can occur. An event, whether it is a natural event or a social event that occurs around us, always has a causal relationship and a process.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF EXPLANATION TEXT ?

Explanation text is to explain natural or social phenomena that occur and explain the causes and effects of these events. Maybe it's a brief explanation of the explanatory text.

STRUCTURE OF EXPLANATION TEXT

• A general statement

Namely the introduction of an event that we will tell. Or general explanation about the event. In the general statement contains a general explanation of phenomenon to be discussed, can be an introduction to the phenomenon or the explanation.

• Sequenced explanations

That is an explanation of why and how the event occurred. In this section the author can write more than one paragraph. Sequenced explanations contain explanations the process of why these phenomena can occur or are created. Sequenced explanations in the form of answers to the questions why and how the author when making an explanation text. Sequenced explanations can consist of more than one paragraph.

• Closing / Concluding Statements

That is the conclusion or conclusion of the story. Actually the closing is not listed in the generic structure of explanation text, but most people assume that the last paragraph of an explanation text is closing, even though it is the part of sequenced explanations that contains the final steps described in sequenced explanation section.

EXPLANATION TEXT PART 2 :

Language Rules of Explanation Text

 In compiling an explanatory text, it is necessary to pay attention to the following linguistic rules:

• Using passive voice

• Using casual conjunctions and time

• There is a scientific term

• Using material and rational verbs

• Informative

Characteristics of Explanatory Text

 There are several characteristics of explanatory text, among others:

• The information contained is based on facts (factual).

• The thing discussed is a phenomenon that is scientific or related to science.

• It is informative and does not try to influence the reader to believe what is being discussed.

• Use sequence markers.

• Focus on general (generic), not human participants.  Example: tsunami, flood, earthquake, rain, and others.

D. Penugasan Mandiri

Untuk lebih memahami tentang penggunaan kalimat pasif yang benar, ayo kita coba

kerjakan latihan soal berikut ini.

Choose the right passive voice form!

1. Mommy cleans the room every day.

A. The room was clean by mommy every day

B. The room is clean by mommy every day

C. The room is cleaned by mommy every day

D. Mommy is cleaned the room every day

E. The room was being cleaned by mommy every day

2. My uncle fixed the toy yesterday. The passive voice of the sentence is ….

A. My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday

B. The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday

C. The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday

D. My uncle was being fixed the toy yesterday

E. The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday

3. Joe has taken a Mandarin course.

A. Joe has been taken a Mandarin course

B. A Mandarin course taken by Joe

C. A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe

D. Mandarin courses have taken by Joe

E. Mandarin course will be taken by Joe

4. In the 1920’s, this TV ….

A. is manufactured

B. was manufactured

C. will be manufactured

D. is going to manufactured

E. would manufacture

5. She … to my wedding party.

A. are invited

B. have been invited

C. has been invited

D. invited

E. has invited

6. Her first novel … tomorrow morning.

A. is launched

B. was launched

C. will be launched

D. has launched

E. have launched

Part E

Latihan soal

1. Give the generic structure of the text below by giving the name for every paragraph in boxes given.

How Snow is made

We all agree that the snowfall is always fascinating. In the snowfall, all people stay out of the house and play with snow. People can make giant snowmen, trample along the snow, or play snowballs with their families. However, are you curious how snow is made?

Snow is water droplets falling from the clouds. These droplet waters then become solid and create snow. It happens because rain consists of water vapor particles and being cooled in the air.

Snow happens when water vapor piled up in the earth’s atmosphere freezes. It happens before they turn into water droplets. This process occurs when the temperature in the cloud becomes very frigid.

Snowflakes are created by crystals of ice which have established around a little filth in the air. They then  grow from small forms into the big one. The form of snowflakes are varied. They can consist of 200 crystal maximum.

EXPLANATION TEXT PART 3 :

Conclusion

Explanation text is a text that contains the process of 'why' and 'how' natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other events can occur. An event, whether it is a natural event or a social event that occurs around us, always has a causal relationship and a process.

The function is to explain natural or social phenomena that occur and explain the causes and effects of these events. Maybe it's a brief explanation of the explanatory  text.