An explanation text is a non-fiction text that is used to
describe how or why things happen. It usually includes a sequence of events
(explaining how) and provides reasons for a process or phenomenon (why). For
example: Rain The water cycle Earthquakes.
Purpose
Explanation aims to explain something, for example natural
phenomena or social or historical phenomena.
The explanation here is why or how something happened
(natural phenomenon, social phenomenon, history).
General structure
General statement
about a general explanation of the phenomenon to be
discussed, can be an introduction to the phenomenon or an explanation.
Squenced of explanation
contains an explanation of the process why this phenomenon
can occur or be created. A squenced of explanation in the form of an answer to
the author's 'why' and 'how' questions when making an explanation text. In
squenced of explanation it may consist of more than one paragraph.
Conclusion
Contains a conclusion from the explanation itself but not
all explanations have a conclusion.
Characteristics Explanation Text
An explanatory text usually comes from the author's
questions related to 'why' and 'how' to an existing phenomenon. Because what is
raised is a phenomenon, the focus of the material is not on the object or
person, but on events or events that occur to that person or thing using the
Simple Present tense.
Types of Explanation Texts: Explanation texts are categorized according to the type of process they describe.
Cause and Effect Explanation: Explanation text that links cause and effect in explaining how and why an event occurred, for example volcanoes.
Sequential Explanation: Explanations that describe natural and non-natural phenomena, for example life cycles.
Definition Cause and Effect: Cause and effect is a relationship between cause and effect.
"Everything happens for a reason"
Everything that happens in this world has a cause as well as
an effect
Generic Structure (general arrangement)
1. The composition of the cause and effect must have a topic
sentence (main / main sentence) to discuss cause and effect
2. Supporting sentences from the cause and effect
3. Concluding sentences (conclusion sentences) from the
cause and effect
Cause and effect function:Explain or provide information about something happening.
Language Form
• Using tenses that are time dependent in the sentence, in
other words, can be the past tense, present tense, or future tense.
• Many use verbs or verbs in active and passive sentences.
• Using transitions such as due to, because, consequently,
as a result, and causes.
• Using a third person point of view.
Definition lingking word
Linking words is a
connecting word that connects.
cause and effect can explain from
1. Cause - LW - effect
2. Effect - LW - cause
Conjunction: Conjunction is a word that can connect all words.
Example:
Because (karena)
Cause – effect = becauseI
wanted to improve my English, I started a blog (karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris
saya, saya memulai sebuah blog)
Effect
- cause = I started a blog becauseI want to improve my English (Saya memulai
sebuah blog karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya).
Since (karena)
Cause – effect = since I wanted
to improve my English, I
started a blog (karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya, saya
memulai sebuah blog)
Effect –
cause = I started a blog sinceI want to improve my English (Saya memulai
sebuah blog karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya).
As (karena)
Cause – effect = As I wanted
to improve my English, I
started a blog (karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya, saya
memulai sebuah blog)
Effect
- cause = I started a blog as I want to improve my English (Saya memulai sebuah blog
karena saya ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya).
So (maka)
Cause – effect = I wanted to
improve my English, soI started a blog (Saya
ingin meningkatkan bahasa Inggris saya, jadi saya memulai sebuah blog).
Conjunction so tidak
bisa digunakan effect dulu baru cause, hanya bisa digunakan cause dulu baru
effect. Karena conjunction so diikuti dengan effect.
Transition: Transition is
connected two separate sentences.The use of sentences
does not change the structure of the sentence, transition doesn't
change any meaning.
Example:
Therefore (maka dari
itu, oleh karena itu)
Cause – effect = English is very
important therefore, we
should study English hard (Bahasa inggris itu sangat penting maka kita
perlu belajar Bahasa inggris dengan keras)
As a result (maka
hasilnya, sebagai hasilnya)
Cause – effect = English is very
important As a result, we
should study English hard (Bahasa inggris itu sangat penting sebagai
hasilnya kita perlu belajar Bahasa inggris dengan keras)
Consequently (akibatnya
atau konsekuensinya)
Cause – effect = English is very
important Consequently, we
should study English hard (Bahasa Inggris sangat penting Konsekuensinya,
kita harus belajar bahasa Inggris dengan giat)
Thus (sehingga, jadi)
Cause – effect = He didn’t live with his parents for 20 years now. Thus, he felt awkward when met them again yesterday
(Dia tidak tinggal dengan orangtuanya selama 20 tahun sekarang. Jadi, dia
merasa canggung ketika bertemu mereka kembali kemarin)
For this reason
(karena alasan tersebut)
Cause – effect = She doesn’t like physical and outdoor activities. For this reason, she rejected when her friends
asked her to come along to climb the mountain (Dia tidak suka kegiatan
fisik dan di luar ruangan. Karena alasan tersebut, dia menolak ketika
teman-temannya mengajaknya untuk ikut naik gunung).
Prepositions: Preposition describes an object that is a cause or effect in
the form of a noun (noun). Both prepositions can be used - cause first, then
effect or effect first, then cause.
Example:
Because of (karena
sesuatu)
Cause – effect = Because of the rain, I got late(karena hujan
saya terlambat)
Effect – cause =
I got late because of the rain (Saya
terlambat karena hujan)
Due to (dikarenakan,
dikarenakan oleh)
Cause – effect = Due to of the rain, I got late (dikarenan
hujan saya terlambat)
Effect – cause =
I got late due to of the rain (Saya
terlambat dikarena oleh hujan)
Thanks to (berkat
atau dikarenakan oleh)
Cause – effect = Thanks to of the rain, I got late (berkat hujan
saya terlambat)
Effect – cause =
I got late due to of the rain (Saya
terlambat dikarenakan oleh hujan)
Caused by (disebabkan
oleh)
Cause – effect = caused by of the rain, I got late (disebabkan hujan
saya terlambat)
Effect – cause =
I got late caused by of the rain (Saya
terlambat disebabkan hujan)
before I want to ask my friends how was your new year?
What do you expect in 2021?
My hope is that in 2021 I want everything, I want to try whatever it is, such as studying until I can, being able to pray on time, not leaving prayer continuously, and so on. I hope this year the corona virus pandemic can end soon and live as usual, I hope our earth will all be healthy again, I hope the economy of our brothers will return to normal soon and there will be no more economic difficulties. and also hopefully my family and I will always be given health, always protected by Allah AMINN.
