Explanation Text
Explanation Text Definition An explanation text tells your audience how something works or why something happens. Explanations detail and logically describe the stages in a process, such as the water cycle, or how a steam engine works. Other examples could be how a law is made, or why we blink when we sneeze. There are three types of explanations. Sequential – These detail the stages in an event eg: how a caterpillar turns into a moth. Causal - Details what causes the change from one stage to the next ie: How a president is elected. Theoretical - Details the possible phenomena behind a natural or created process that is not fully understood. eg What caused the Nazi's to lose World War II. Factorial and consequential explanations explain the effects and outcomes of processes. They are more commonly used in upper primary and secondar y An explanation text is similar to a procedural text, and these can often be confused, however, an explanation text explains the how and why behind a...