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How to write Excellent Explanations
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The Purpose is to explain how
something works or why something
happens
Write in second person
• You
Write in third person
• She• Her• He• His•Their•Him•Them•They•It
They ate crayfish last week at the birthday party.She is going to eat her lunch now.
He was in the classroom yesterday.He is not here now.
Games
• Write a title • Write an introduction– Write a question or a
brief description– Use second or third
person– Use present tense– Use technical language
• How does rain fall• How does rain fall from
the sky? Rain falls from clouds that are made of tiny droplets of water.
Introduction
Water comes from warm air that rises from
the ground.
Water droplets are formed
when moisture evaporates
from the earth.
The cool water droplets gather
together and form clouds.
When the clouds get heavy the
droplets are forced
together and they get bigger
and heavier and fall to the
ground.
ImportantPoints in order
Conclusion
Could include…
A summaryA comment about its useA recommendation
So rain falls from the sky
when the tiny droplets have become too
heavyto stay as a
cloud.
Other words for ‘and’ButOr SoAs
As ifAs long as
Neither
EitherBeforeAfter
When WhileUntil
Although
SinceEven if
BecauseNot only
NorBut also
onceGames
JumpedRan
TalkedListenedthought
LearnedSeeing
HoppedShowedRepliedraced
Game
Have I
Written in the present tense?
Written in second and third person?
Written an introduction that asks a question or gives a brief description?
Said ‘How or why it starts’?
Said ‘what happens next and after’?
Said what happens in the end?
Written a conclusion with a summary, or a comment?
Have I used other words for ‘and’?
Have I used action verbs?
Have I used technical or scientific words?
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