Explanation Text

 Annyeong chingu!!

How are you guys doing? I hope you are always healthy. At this meeting Mrs. Fatma gave new material again. The material is Explanation Text. During the learning process, we were given a game in groups about the material.

What is Explanation Text??

1. Definition

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

2. Purpose

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena.

To explain how or why something happens.

3. Generic Structure of Explanation Text

General statement; Stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.

Sequenced of explanation; Stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

4. Language Features of Explanation Text

Focusing generic participant; an object or phenomenon which is being discussed, such as; rain, chocolate, etc. 

Using present tense; This kind of text mostly applies present tense for its sentences, such as; "rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, ......."; Chocolate starts from a tree called cacao tree, and etc. 

Using chronological connectors; The text applies chronological connectors / chronological connections / connectives, such as; first, second, third, then, after, after that, finally, so, as a consequence, and etc.

Using passive voice; The text sometimes applies passive form, such as; "... the beans are fermented for about a week, dried under the sun, and shipped to the chocolate maker...".   

Using noun, pronoun, verb, and etc; Like so many other text, explanation text absolutely applies a lot of nouns, pronouns (subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, demonstrative pronoun), action verb, and etc.

5. Example of Explanation Text

 VOLCANIC ERUPTING 

Volcanic eruption is a natural phenomenon that occurs due to deposition of magma in the earth and flushed out by gas that has strong power. Volcanic eruption is one of a very powerful disasters. Almost all of the volcanic activity relate to the zone of active seismicity because it is directly connected with the plate boundary of the earth.

The volcanic eruption begins with the activity at plate boundary of the earth that sustains a significant change in pressure and temperature. So, it can make the rock material around it melted which we usually called as incandescent liquid or magma. Magma formed through exreme hot temperature in the earth bowels. At a relative depth, a very high temperature can make the entire material in the earth bowels melted.

When these materials melted, it produces gas that will mixed with with the magma. Magma that will be released by volcanic eruption formed at a depth of approximately 60 to 160 KM below the earth’s surface. Then the magma that contains gas will be under the pressure of solid rocks that are around the crater. This pressure causes the magma erupted and move out towards the earth’s surface.

The magma and the gas burst at the same time and create a hole which is called the main hole. Most of the magma and other volcanic materials spurted through this main hole. After the bursts stopped, the crater that resembles a bowl usually formed at the top of the volcano. Meanwhile, the main hole is in the bottom of the crater.