Explanation Text adalah sebuah teks yang berisi tentang proses-proses yang

berhubungan dengan fenomena-fenomena alam, soisal, ilmu pengetahuan,

budaya dan lainnya. Sebuah Explanation text biasanya berasal dari pertanyaan
penulis terkait ‘why’ dan ‘how’ terhadap suatu fenomena yang ada.
 Tujuan Komunikatif Explanation Text
Tujuan komunikatif dari Explanation text adalah untuk menerangkan proses-
proses yang terjadi dalam pembentukan atau kegiatan yang terkait dengan
fenomena-fenomena alam, sosial, ilmu pengetahuan, budaya, dan lainnya
yang bertujuan menjelaskan.
 Generic Structur Explanation Text
1. General statement
Dalam general statement berisi tentang penjelasan umum tentang
fenomena yang akan dibahas, bisa berupa pengenalan fenomena tersebut
atau penjelasannya.
2. Squenced of explanation
A 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.
3. 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.
 Language features Explanation Text
Dalam sebuah explanation text, terdapat ciri-ciri kebahasaan seperti di
bawah ini, yaitu:
• Menggunakan simpel present tense
• Mengguankan abstract noun (kata benda yang nampak)
• Mengguanakan Passive voice
• Menggunakan Action verbs
Contoh text dan soal
Explanation Text 1 : MAKING PAPER FROM WOODCHIPS Paper is a thin
material produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp
derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. The
thickness of paper is often measured by caliper, which is typically given in
thousandths of an inch. Paper may be between 0.07 millimetres (0.0028 in) and
0.18 millimetres (0.0071 in) thick. The word "paper" is etymologically derived
from Latin papyrus, which comes from the Greek πάπυρος ( papuros), the word
for the Cyperus papyrus plant. Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material produced
from the pith of the Cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient Egypt and
other Mediterranean cultures for writing before the introduction of paper into the
Middle East and Europe.

Paper, and the pulp papermaking process, was said to be developed in China
during the early 2nd century AD, possibly as early as the year 105 A.D. by
the Han court eunuch Cai Lun, although the earliest archaeological fragments of
paper derive from the 2nd century BC in China. Woodchipping is a process
used to obtain pulp and paper products from forest trees. The woodchipping
process begins when the trees are cut down in a selected area of the forest called
a coupe. Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs are
taken to the mill. At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are
taken to a chipper which cuts them into small pieces called woodchips. The
woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and other impurities. At this stage
they are either exported in this form or changed into pulp by chemicals and
heat. Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or
mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops orwaste
paper. Wood provides about 90 % of the basis for pulp production, while about
10 % originates from annual plants. The pulp is then bleached and the water
content is removed. Finally the pulp is rolled out to make paper. 1.

soal
1. What is paper ? -
-Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together
moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags
or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.
2. Where does the word “paper” come from?
-The word "paper" is etymologically derived from Latin papyrus which
comes from the Greek papuros, the word for the Cyperus papyrus plant.
3. How thick is a piece of paper in inches ?
–Between 0.0028 inches and 0.0071 inches