T2+Explanation+Writing

**__Explanation Writing - What is it????????__** __**WALT - describe the features of explanation writing.**__

To explain how things work or how something happens e.g. why do things float? how are mountains formed?

When writing explanations we use factual language to give detail and we use technical language related to the topic. We write in present tense. We also use cause and effect words. Some examples of these words are:

Cause & Effect Words

Therefore

because

then

as result of

leads to

caused by

a consequence of

and effect of

an outcome of

this happens

produced by

comes from

gave rise to

An example of a piece of explanation writing is below.  <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> What is Wake boarding? Wake boarding is a sport that you sit in the water with a lifejacket on and the wakeboard is locked on your feet with bind's on your feet. It has a ski rope that you hold on to and you get toed behind the boat and you bend your knees when you go up the boat will do the rest of it for you.

If you like doing tricks then go out of the wake to your left or right then pull the rope to your right pocket if you went out the right side and if you went out the left side of the wake then pull the rope to your left pocket then hit the wake and bend your knees then jump like your on land and put your left foot back a bit if you ride goofy, Which means with your right foot at the front or, If your regular then you will have your left foot at the front then put your right foot down a bit in the air, so your board doesn't nose dive and then you will fall in to the water this will take practice and you may not get it the first time, there are a lot of videos on youtube to help you learn tricks and remember there are no rules in wake boarding so the higher you can back flip etc... the better.

And it is not all about you on the person on the wake board it can also be hard for the driver if the sea or lake is ruff, And when you become really good you can get sponsorships.

Wake boarding is a fun sport that i think a lot more kiwi kid's should get in to, Here are some photo's <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #d00b0b; display: block; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
 * __Monday 20th June__**


 * __WALT - identify personifications and use them in our writing__**

S.C. - we can identify the human trait being described we can identify the object being given a human trait we can write our own examples of personification we can explain why this helps to create a picture in our mind


 * Name: NATHANIEL**

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea. THE WIND IS BEING PERSONIFIED DACING IS THE HUMAN TRAIT FLOWERS ARE THE THING BEING PERSONIFIED HAPPY IS THE HUMAN TRAIT THE SUN IS THE THING BEING PERSONIFIED BEAT DOWN IS THE HUMAN TRAIT TIME IS THE THING BEING PERSONIFIED CRAWLED IS THE HUMAN TRAIT
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
 * 1) The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
 * 1) The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers.
 * 1) As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.
 * 1) Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic.

HIS CHAINSAW IS THE THING BEING PERSONIFIED SANG IS THE HUMAN TRAIT
 * 1) The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.

THE SHINY PAIR OF HIGH HEELS IS THE THING BEING PERSONIFIED AND CALLED OUT TO HER IS THE HUMAN TRAIT THE THING THAT IS BEING PERSONIFIED IS THE RED COAT ARMY THE HUMAN TRIAT IS RANG THE THIND THET IS BEING PERSONIFIED IS THE PENCIL THE HUMAN TRAIT S WALKING THE THING THAT IS BEING PERSONIFIED IS YELLOW WALL PAPER THE HUMAN TRAIT IS IT SCREAMED AT HER 10. William knew that he shouldn’t have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar. THE THING THE IS BEING PERSONIFIED IS THE GUILT THE HUMAN TRAIT IS THE GUILT POKED AND CHEWED AT HIM
 * 1) When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.
 * 1) When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains.
 * 1) As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.” She looked at her classmates accusingly.
 * 1) Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom’s grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable.