Friday, October 21, 2016

Explanation Writing




Explanation Writing


Purpose: Explanation Writing explains how or why something happens or how something works.


Structure


  • A general statement to introduce the topic E.g in the Autumn some birds migrate


  • Series of logical steps explaining how or why something occurs  E.g  because hours of daylight shorten. [Body in paragraphs]


  • Steps continue until the final state is produced or explanation is complete .


Features


  • Present tense, E.g many birds fly south .


  • Connectives that signal time, E.g then,  next, several months later.


  • Causal connectives, E.g because, so, this causes.

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