Explanation Text


A.    Definition of Explanation Text
Khusi (2017) said that explanation text is a text that explains why an event occured or a process that explains the form of a phenomenon. An explanation comes from questions related to why and how an event could occur (Andyani, Saddhono, & Mujyanto, 2016).

B.     The Purpose of Explanation Text
The purpose of explanation text adalah to explain the processes of forming an event or phenomenon in sequence.

C.    Characteristics of Explanation Text
Text explanation have characteristic features that is:
1.      Structure consists of from statement general, sequence because effect, and interpretation.
2.      Information that is loaded based on fact.
3.      Factual that load information that is scientific / scientific.
4.      Its nature informative use sequence markers. As first, second, third, and so on. Can too use: first, next, last.

D.    The Generic Structure of Explanation Text
Addition to that, text explanation too have has 3 structures that build, to be one whole. Structure namely:
1.      General Statement: contains statement general about the topic to be explained.
2.      Order of Cause and Effect: contains details of the explanation of the process of occurrence which is presented in sequence from the earliest to the last.
3.      Interpretation: contains about conclusion about topic that has been explained.

E.     Language Feature
Explanation text generally has the following language characteristics :
1.      Focus on general, not human participants, such as earthquakes, floods, rain and air.
2.      It is possible to use scientific terms.
3.      More use of active verbs.
4.      Using time and causal conjunctions, for example if, so, so, before, first, and then.
5.      Using passive sentences.

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