Explanation TextBy:

1.Christy Jacub2.Calvin Iskandar

"An explanation is a set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies the causes, context, and consequences of those facts."

1. Pengertian Explanation Text

Explanation Text merupakan sebuah teks yang berisi tentang proses-proses yang berhubungan dengan fenomena-fenomena alam, sosial, budaya, ilmu pengetahuan, dan lainnya.

Tujuanuntuk menerangkan proses-proses yang

terjadi .Contoh dalam :1.fenomena alam,2.budaya,3.sosial,4.ilmu pengetahuan, dan lainnya.

General Struckture

1. A general statement

Berisi penjelasan umum tentang fenomena yang akan dibahas, bisa berupa pengenalan fenomena tersebut atau penjelasannya.

2. A squenced of explanation

berisi tentang penjelasan mengapa fenomena itu terjadi. A squenced of explanation merupakan jawaban dari pertanyaan ‘why’ dan ‘how’ dari sebuah Explanation text. Dalam squenced of explanation bisa terdiri lebih dari satu paragrap.

3. ClosingSebenarnya closing merupakan bagian dari squenced of explantaion Berisi tentang langkah akhir yang dijelaskan pada bagian squenced of explanation.

Ciri** explanation text,•   Menggunakan simpel present tense•    Menggunakan Action verbs•    Menggunakan abstract noun (kata benda yang nampak)•    Menggunakan Passive voice•    Menggunakan Concrete noun

Contoh explanation text:Tsunami

The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.

A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunamis, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates.

As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.

Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.

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1. A general statement

The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.

2. A squenced of explanation

A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunamis, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates.

As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.

3. Closing

Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.

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