Recounts+and+Explanation

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Purpose:

The writers purpose is to explain how something works or state reasons for some phenomenon e.g. How does a battery work? or Why is the ozone layer getting thinner? Explanations answer two types of questions = HOW or WHY

Types of Explanation:

How - How does a wind turbine work? How do you use the sun for energy? How is natural gas extracted? Why - Why do some things float or sink? Why do living things need food? etc.

To write a explanation you should have the following features:

Structure - often have a logical sequence - use cause/effect relationships (e.g then, as a consequence, so, if) - use time relationships (e.g first, then, following,finally)

Language - written in the present tense (e.g are, turns, happens) - use of action verbs (e.g falls, rise, changes) - use of non-human participants (e.g the sea, the sun, electricity, energy) - conjunctions (e.g when, then, first, after, this, so) - some passives (e.g is saturated, are changed) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: 35px;">- use of pronouns (e.g. their, they, them) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: 35px;">- use of nouns can be specific (e.g insulators, conductors, photovoltaic cells)





LI: Understand the features of a recount and write a recount of waterwise.


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Factual Recount - Biographies

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= A biography is a type of nonfiction writing that tells the true story of another person’s life. =

To write a biography, follow the steps below:
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 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Choose someone to write about. You could write about an author, a movie star, a war hero, an athlete or even a family member.
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Find out as much as you can about the person you’ve chosen. Read newspaper reports, encyclopedia articles and books. Conduct interviews if the person is someone you know. Use two or more sources to gather facts.
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Take notes as you research. Use an idea organizer to help you take notes.

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 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Write a title. The title could include the name of the person you’re writing about.
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Write an introduction that grabs the reader’s attention and tells him or her who you’re writing about.
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Write a paragraph that includes information about the person’s childhood. When was he or she born? Where did he or she grow up? Who did he or she look up to?
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Write a paragraph that includes information about the person’s talents and accomplishments. What goals has this person achieved? Has this person ever faced a problem and overcome it?
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Write a conclusion that includes your opinion about why it is important to learn about this person. What can we learn from this person’s accomplishments? How can the example of this person’s accomplishments help us to achieve our own dreams?
 * <span style="color: #f49e25; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Once you have finished your paper, be sure to review your writing.

<span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">To write a biography you should:

 * 1) <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Select a person you are interested in.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Find out the basic facts of the person's life. Start with the encyclopedia and almanac.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Think about what else you would like to know about the person, and what parts of the life you want to write most about. Some questions you might want to think about include:
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What makes this person special or interesting?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What events shaped or changed this person's life?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?
 * <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived? How and why?
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Do additional research at your library or on the Internet to find information that helps you answer these questions and tell an interesting story.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #4e0808; color: #14ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Write your biography.

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