Lesson 1: Features of an explanation text

• I can identify the purpose of an explanation text• I know the features of an explanation text

• I can identify features of an explanation text explaining why they are used.

Think back to your previous learning, when do you remember doing an explanation text?

What was the purpose?

Monday:Features of an

explanation text

Tuesday: Structuring an

Explanation textsday

Wednesday: Researching and

planning an explanation text

based on a WAGOLL

Thursday:Drafting an

explanation text

Friday:Editing and

publishing an explanation text

You are going to be writing an explanation text on Corona Virus and the importance of social distancing. Remember, we will look back on this time as a period of time in history so you are creating a primary WAGOLL.

Our learning this week:

You can start thinking of ideas

now!

What is an explanation text?Think by yourself or talk to somebody at home about what you think it might be.

Which subjects have you seen

explanation texts used in?

Features of an

Explanation

Text

Examples:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-ks2-how-to-write-an-explanation/zh2kjhv

Watch this video:

Now write down features of an explanation text in the donut of your circle map.

Can you think of any examples of

explanation texts for your frame of

reference? Use the last slide to help you

Can you add the examples you can see on this poster into your frame of

reference?

Did you include all these features? If not, add them into your map in purple pen.

This is an explanation text. Which features can you see?

This is an explanation text. Which features can you see?

An introduction to explain what the text will be about and giving a brief description

A sub-heading to introduce each section. The sub-heading is a

question

Technical Vocabulary

A clear diagram to explain the

process

Numbered steps and time conjunctions, such as ‘now’ and ‘next’

Clearly explaining the process

Present tense

Task:

Use the explanation text (Yr5 T5 Wk1

Writing Lesson 1a) to identify the features of an

explanation text.

Pick at least one of these tasks to

complete.

Create a success criteria for an

explanation text which you could

self-assess against, including all the features of an

explanation text.

Create a poster about explanation texts, including the

main features, vocabulary they could use and examples of

explanation texts.

How would somebody use an explanation text in Thinking Healthily?