Explanation Text
Explanation text is a text that is used to describe how or why things happen. (Explanation text adalah teks yang menjelaskan tentang bagaimana dan kenapa sesuatu terjadi) Social Function
2. OPENING STATEMENT General Structure 3. SEQUENCING EXPLANATION 4. CONCLUSION 1. TITLE 5. VISUAL
TITLE Explanations have a title that prepares and leads the reader to the text. (Judul merujuk dan mengarahkan kepada isi text)
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. The Life Cycle of Frog (TITLE) Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow. (OPENING STATEMENT)
OPENING STATEMENT Opening/general statement introducing or identifying the process of the phenomenon. (Statement atau pernyataan yang berisi pengenalan dan identifikasi proses dari fenomena yang terjadi)
SEQUENCING EXPLANATION A clear order of paragraphs that decribe how and why (Urutan paragraf yang jelas yang menjelaskan bagaimana dan mengapa, menjelaskan proses terjadinya sesuatu/inti)
CONCLUSION Conclusion (kesimpulan yang merangkum isi teks, berada diakhir kalimat)
VISUAL A picture, diagram relating to the text.
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. (SEQUENCING EXPLANATION) Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. (CONCLUSION) The Life Cycle of Frog (TITLE) Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow. (OPENING STATEMENT)
LUNGUISTIC FEATURES Menggunakan simple present tense. Menggunakan action verb Menggunakan passive voice Menggunakan technical terms Menggunakan conjunction (kata penghubung) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE am, is, are do, does Will, can, must Verb 1 atau Verb 1 +e/es Ciri - ciri dari Simple Present Tense :
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. The Life Cycle of Frog Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow.
ACTION VERB run eat mix Action verb adalah tindakan yang dilakukan oleh subjek/ pekerjaan yang dilakukan oleh subjek Example :
Subject + Verb 1 + e/es + Object FORMULA Subject : Pelaku Verb : Kata Kerja Object : Objek Ani writes a letter Ani and Nina write a letter Example : 1. 2.
PASSIVE VOICE Harry writes a letter a letter is written by Harry Perbedaan Active Sentence and Passive Sentence S Verb 1 O O To be Verb 3 S
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. The Life Cycle of Frog Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow.
TECHNICAL TERM Istilah - istilah khusus yang terdapat pada fenomena tertentu. Example : Dalam fenomena gunung meletus (Volcanoes) Technical term : Magma, Volcanic Ash
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. The Life Cycle of Frog Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow.
CONJUNCTION Penghubung antar kalimat. Example : First, second, then, finally, as a result, afterwards, later, etc.
First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body. The Life Cycle of Frog Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow.
Explanations that decribe natural and non natural phenomena. Explanation text explains about how and why something happen. Typesof ExplanationText SEQUENCIAL EXPLANATION CAUSE AND EFFECT EXPLANATION
PROCEDURE TEXT Explanation text explains about process of something in detail. (proses terjadinya sesuatu) EXPLANATION TEXT Difference Between Procedure Text and Explanation Text. Procedure text is a text that explains about steps of doing something. (langkah-langkah mengerjakan sesuatu)
First, put the flour in the bowl. Then, put 250 ml of milk in the bowl. Break the 2 eggs into the bowl. Mix it with a spoon. Heat up the pan and put the butter. Then put the mix in the pan. Let the pancake mix cook about 5 minutes. Flip pancake over when the top is brown. Finally, your pancake is ready to be serve. (Contoh Procedure Text) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. How to Make Pancake The Life Cycle of Frog Frog are amphibians, They go through its own life-cycle to grow. First, the mother frog lays her eggs in water. This is called frog spawn. Next, the eggs hatch into tiny tadpoles. During this time, they grow gills to help them breathe. Then, they grow two back legs. Later, they grow two front legs. Afterwards, the tadpole looks like a frog but it has a tail. This is called a froglet. Finally, the froglet loses its tail. Now, it is a frog. The adult frog has no tail as the tail has been reabsorbed by the body.(Contoh Explanation Text)