Writing Structures

What is the purpose of explanation texts?

• To entertain the reader

• To describe how and why a process happens

• To describe something

• To persuade the readers

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

True or False. Explanation text tells the reader how to do something.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Explanation texts are written in...

• present tense

• past perfect tense

• past tense

• future tense

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which one is not the title of explanation text?

• How is chocolate is made?

• Reasons for New South Wales being chosen for the colony

• How does rain happen?

• How to make chocolate?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

What type of text is an explanation text?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the purpose of information texts?

• to persuade

• to explain

• to describe something

• to give directions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of these is an example of instructions?

• an advertisement

• a recipe

• a balanced argument

• a biased argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

Information texts are written in ... (2 answers)

• chronological order

• the present tense

• non chronological order

• the future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What type of text is this?

"All about bicycles"

• explanation text

• non-chronological report

• persuasive text

• a set of instructions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of these help readers easily follow explanation texts and instructions?

• sequencing connectives

• contrasting connectives

• adding connectives

• subordinating connectives

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E