TEKS EXPLANATION

Nama ; Hendrawan Agviansyah

Kelas ; XII IPS 2
Absen ; 15
Pengertian Explanation Text

Explanation is a text which tells processes

relating to forming of natural, social,
scientific and cultural phenomena.
Tujuan Explanation Text

To explain the processes involved in the

formation or working of natural or socio-
cultural phenomena.
Generic Structure Explanation Text
 General statement
tentang penjelasan umum tentang fenomena yang akan dibahas, bisa
berupa pengenalan fenomena tersebut atau penjelasannya.
 Squenced of explanation
berisi tentang penjelasan proses mengapa fenomena tersebut bisa
terjadi atau tercipta. A squenced of explanation berupa jawaban dari
pertanyaan ‘why’ dan ‘how’ penulis ketika membuat sebuah
Explanation text. Dalam squenced of explanation bisa terdiri lebih dari
satu paragrap.
 Closing
Sebenarnya closing itu tidak tercantum dalam generic structure dari
Explanation text, tetapi kebanyakan orang beranggapan bahwa
paragrap terakhir dari sebuah Explanation text adalah closing, padahal
itu merupakan bagian dari squenced of explantaion yang berisi
tentang langkah akhir yang dijelaskan pada bagian squenced of
explanation.
Ciri-ciri Explanation Text

 Sebuah Explanation text biasanya berasal

dari pertanyaan penulis terkait ‘why’ dan
‘how’ terhadap suatu fenomena yang ada.
 Karena yang diangkat adalah fenomena
maka fokus materinya bukan pada
bendanya atau orangnya, melainkan pada
kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada
orang atau benda tersebut.
 Menggunakan Simple Present tense.
EXAMPLE
Landslide
Landslide is a geological process that happen because of the
movement of rock mass or soil such as the fall of rocks or clumps
of soil which detached from the main section of the mountain or hill.
Landslide usually happen in the mountainous areas.
Mostly landslides happen because of earthquake that moves the
underground plate which caused the element or the subsurface
plate displaced, so it is causing fraction and landslide. High rainfall
during the rainy season will also caused landslide. Long duration of
the rain will occur the water evaporation on the ground surface in
large amounts. The evaporation will make pore or soil cavity, then
there would be cracks on the ground. When rain falls, the rain will
infiltrate the cracks. Then, the water will accumulated at the bottom
of the slope and caused lateral movement which occur landslide.
Landslide often caused a lot of disadvantages. Landslide can make
people lose their house, lands, and properties because buried by
the landslide. The worst is the loss of life because they can’t run
from the landslide. So, to prevent landslide to happen, start to care
about our environtment. We can start by planting tree and do
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