Explanation Texts WALT Identify the key features of

Explanation Texts WALT: Identify the key features of explanation texts.

How do you think an explanation text might be different from an information text?

Structure The structure of an explanation text is often: A general statement to introduce the topic, for example, in the autumn some birds migrate A series of logical steps explaining how or why something occurs, for example because hours of daylight shorten… Steps continue until the final state is produced or the explanation is complete

Language features The language features of an explanation text are often: Written in simple present tense, for example, many birds fly south Use time connectives that place things in chronological order, for example; first, then, next, finally Use causal connectives to explain why, for example; because, so, this causes

Exploring explanation texts For each text you explore, write down an example of the following. What tense is the text written in ? What does it refer to? What person is it written in? What language is used? (Formal/informal) Have they placed steps/information in chronological order by using time connectives? Please look at the examples of explanation texts on the school website. Choose one example to text mark for today’s session.