EXPLANATION TEXT PART 3

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A. Definition Explanation Text

   Explanation Text is a text used to explain the way (process) of something happening, especially with regard to natural phenomena, the scientific world or the socio-cultural world. Its purpose is to tell the reader or listener how something happened. An Explanation text usually comes from the author's questions regarding the 'why' and 'how' of an existing phenomenon.

B. Purpose of Explanation Text

   The purpose of Explanation Text is to explain the processes that occur in the formation of something or activities related to natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other phenomena that aim to explain why and how this can happen. The communicative purpose of the explanation of the text is to explain the processes that occur in the formation or activities related to natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other phenomena that aim to explain.

C. Characteristics of Explanation Text

• Derived from the author's questions regarding the 'why' and 'how' of an existing phenomenon
• lifted from the phenomenon, the focus of the material is not on the object or person, but on events or events that occur to the person or object.
•  Using Simple Present Tense
•  Using action verbs
•  Using passive voice
•  Using noun phrases
•  Using adverbial phrases
•  Using technical terms
•  Using general and abstract nouns
•  Using the conjunction of time and cause-effect.

D. General Structure Explanation Text

1. A general statement

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

2. A sequenced of explanation

   That is an explanation of why and how the event occurred. In this section the author can write more than one paragraph. A sequenced of explanation contains an explanation of the process why the phenomenon can occur or be created. A sequenced of explanations in the form of answers to the author's 'why' and 'how' questions when making an Explanation text. In sequenced of explanations it can consist of more than one paragraph.

3. Closing

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

E. Example of Explanation Text

1. 

A rainbow

 

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicolored arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.

Rainbows can be full circles; however, the average observer sees only an arc formed by illuminated droplets above the ground, and centered on a line from the sun to the observer's eye.

In a primary rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted when entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.

In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colors reversed, with red on the inner side of the arc.

This is an explanation of Explanation Text: Definition, Purpose, Characteristics and Generic Structure in English along with examples

 “if we realize our position and know what we want to be achieved we exactly know what we have to do and how to get it”

-Abraham Lincoln, 1865-

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2.

Making paper from wood chips

General statement

Woodchipping is a process used to GET pulp and paper products from forest trees. The woodchipping process begins when trees are felled in a selected area of ​​forest called a coupe.

order of explanation

Then the shoots and branches of the trees are cut down and then the logs are brought to the factory. At the factory, the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are taken to the butcher. The wood chips are then screened to remove dirt and other debris. At this stage they are exported in this form or converted to pulp by chemicals and heat. The pulp is then bleached and the water content removed.

Closing

Finally the pulp is rolled to make paper.