the purpose is to explain how something works or why something happens
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The Purpose is to explain how something works or why something happens. Mr. Jeffery Boggan. Write in third person. Write in second person. using words like. using words like. You. She Her He His Their Him Them They It . They ate crayfish last week at the birthday party. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to write excellent
Explanations
The Purpose is to explain how
something works or why something
happensMr. Jeffery Boggan
Write in second person
• You
Write in third person
• She• Her• He• His•Their•Him•Them•They•It
Write in the present
ate• Past
eat• Present
Was• Past
is• Present
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
How and why it starts?
What happens next?
What happens after?
What happens in the end?
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
ConclusionCould 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.
Conjunctions join sentences
Other words for ‘and’ButOr SoAs
As ifAs long as
Neither
EitherBeforeAfter
When WhileUntil
Although
SinceEven if
BecauseNot only
NorBut also
onceGames
Action Verbs are time telling wordsthey tell you when things are going to happen
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?
Explanation rubric
Publishing Examples
Use Word, add a frame, WordArt heading and a graphic