EXPLANATIONLET’S LEARN THE FEATURES WITHIN EXPLANATORY TEXTS AND CREATE

OUR OWN

WHAT IS AN EXPLANATORY TEXT?

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?

• EXPLANATIONS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS “HOW” HOW DOES A PUMP WORK? OR “WHY” WHY DO SOME

THINGS FLOAT OR SINK?”

• THEY HAVE A CLEAR TITLE.

• IDEAS ARE GROUPED IN PARAGRAPHS

• THE FIRST PARAGRAPH INTRODUCES THE SUBJECT AND IS GENERAL.

• THEY USE CAUSE/EFFECT CONJUNCTIONS (THEN, AS A CONSEQUENCE, SO, IF, BECAUSE, AS A RESULT,

THEREFORE)

• THEY OFTEN USE TIME OPENERS (FIRST, THEN, FOLLOWING, FINALLY).

• THEY ARE WRITTEN IN THE PRESENT TENSE.

• THEY ARE WRITTEN IN 3RD PERSON.

• THEY USE TECHNICAL VOCABULARY THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE TOPIC AND MAY BE EXPLAINED IN A GLOSSARY.

CAUSE AND EFFECT – WHAT IS IT?

• CAUSE = AN EVENT OR REASON THAT MAKES SOMETHING HAPPEN. IT SHOWS WHY

SOMETHING HAPPENS (EXAMPLE: IT STARTED TO RAIN…)

• EFFECT = THE RESULT OF THE CAUSE. IT SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS (EXAMPLE: SO I HAD TO GO

INSIDE.)

• CAUSE + EFFECT = EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS AND WHY IT HAPPENS.

EXAMPLES OF CAUSAL (CAUSE AND EFFECT) CONJUNCTIONS

• AS A RESULT OF / SEEING THAT / THIS LEAD TO

• BECAUSE / SINCE / HENCE

• BECAUSE OF / SO / THIS CAUSES

• CONSEQUENTLY / THANKS TO / IN ORDER TO/THAT

• DUE TO / THE REASON / RESULTING IN

• DUE TO THE FACT / THEREFORE / THEREBY

• ON ACCOUNT OF / WHEREAS/ SIMILARLY

• THUS / WHICH MEANS / FOR THIS REASON

• RESULTING IN / AS A CONSEQUENCE OF / OTHERWISE

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE FEATURES?

• AS WE DID LAST WEEK – GET YOUR COLOURED CRAYONS READY

• SELECT A COLOUR FOR EACH FEATURE (FROM THE ‘WHAT DID YOU NOTICE’ SLIDE)

• HOW MANY FEATURES CAN YOU LOCATE IN THE KNIGHT AND KITE EXPLANATORY TEXTS?

• IF YOU ARE FEELING CONFIDENT THERE IS ANOTHER EXPLANATORY TEXT ON THE NEXT SLIDE

• YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THIS ONE OR CALL OUT THE FEATURES ALOUD

EXPLANATORY TEXT - TSUNAMI

WHERE ARE WE? A RECAP!

• WE HAVE LOOK AT THREE EXAMPLES OF EXPLANATORY TEXTS

• WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FEATURES COMMONLY FOUND IN EXPLANATORY TEXTS

• WE HAVE LEARNED LOTS OF NEW CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS

• TASK

• LET’S USE THESE CONJUNCTIONS

HOW DOES MR SNOOK MANAGE TO STAY LOOKING SO YOUNG?

• HERE WE HAVE AN EVERYDAY QUESTION WHICH I AM SURE MANY OF YOU FIND YOURSELVES

ASKING ON REGULAR BASIS!!

• I WANT YOU TO SELECT 6 CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS TO USE AS YOUR FRAMEWORK TO BUILD

YOUR ANSWERS AROUND

• I’M GOING TO CHOSE :

AS A RESULT OF / RESULTING IN

CONSEQUENTLY/ WHICH MEANS

DUE TO THE FACT / THUS

BUILDING ON YOUR CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS

• TIME TO PLAN YOUR IDEAS USING YOUR SELECTION CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS

• HOW DOES MR SNOOK MANAGE TO STAY LOOKING SO YOUNG?

AS A RESULT OF MANY HIGHLY STRUCTURED ROUTINES AND PROCESSES MR SNOOK SEEMS TO DEFY

AGING

MR SNOOK TREATS HIS BODY AS A TEMPLE WHICH MEANS HE IS SIMILAR TO PETER PAN

DAILY, HE CONSUMES (AT LEAST) 15 DIFFERENT VEGETABLES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE NEEDS TO

ENSURE EACH AND EVERY VITAMIN GROUP IS COVERED

PLENTIFUL EXERCISE IS UNDERTAKEN CONSEQUENTLY AN IMMACULATE PHYSIQUE IS PRODUCED

WEEKLY MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS AND YOGA ARE ALL UNDERTAKEN WITH ENTHUSIASM

RESULTING IN A YOUTHFUL, RELAXED AND FRESH FACED APPEARANCE

THUS MR SNOOK MANAGES THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE

YOUR TURN

• YOU CAN USE THE SAME FUN QUESTION AS I DID OR SELECT YOUR OWN QUESTION TO

ANSWER

• SELECT YOUR CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS CAREFULLY AS SOME ARE EASIER TO INCORPORATE

THAN OTHERS

• AIM FOR A MINIMUM OF 4 AND A MAXIMUM OF 8

• YOU MUST DO THIS FOR ONE QUESTION BUT YOU CAN DO IT FOR TWO OR THREE IF YOU

LIKE

• HAVE FUN