Explanation belongs to factual genres together with some other genres or text types. They are procedure, report, exposition, discussion, description, review, news item, and review.
An explanation text is used to explain a process such as how something works. It may explain a series of steps involved in why something happens and what happens. This text genre explains exactly how stuff works or why something is the way it is. This is sometimes called ‘cause’ and ‘effect’. An example may also include using a picture or a flow chart.
The purpose of an explanation text is to explain the processes involved in natural and social phenomena, or to explain how something works. Below are some examples of explanation text titles.
How a kite flies,
How chocolate is made,How a cell phone works,
Why daylight in summer is longer than in winter,
How a cancer is formed,
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