Activity 2- How to Write A draft Explanation...
An Explanation tells the reader:
1. What something is
2. How it works
3. Why it occurs
1. What something is
2. How it works
3. Why it occurs
Planning Your Draft:
(In Microsoft Word)
1. Title: This tells the reader 'What' you plan on explaining
2. A definition: What are you explaining? (Try to catch the reader's attention)
3. A description:
-That describes the main features of your disaster
-How it works
-When it occurs
-Where it occurs
-Include a labelled diagram/map for how it works/where it occurs
4. What are some of the main issues and dangers of the disaster
5. How can we protect and/or prevent our communities from this type of disaster
6. Conclusion (a summary of your explanation)
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE YOU WILL SEE PICTURES THAT YOU CAN USE TO HELP YOU WHEN WRITING YOUR EXPLANATION
(In Microsoft Word)
1. Title: This tells the reader 'What' you plan on explaining
2. A definition: What are you explaining? (Try to catch the reader's attention)
3. A description:
-That describes the main features of your disaster
-How it works
-When it occurs
-Where it occurs
-Include a labelled diagram/map for how it works/where it occurs
4. What are some of the main issues and dangers of the disaster
5. How can we protect and/or prevent our communities from this type of disaster
6. Conclusion (a summary of your explanation)
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE YOU WILL SEE PICTURES THAT YOU CAN USE TO HELP YOU WHEN WRITING YOUR EXPLANATION
Sites you can use for your research:
The link below covers
-Floods
-Tsunamies
-Earthquakes
-Hurricanes
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/flood/effects.html
The link below gives information on wildfires
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wildfire.htm
The link below gives information on floods
http://www.ses.sa.gov.au/site/community_safety/floodsafe/flood_information.jsp
The link below gives information on Tsunamies
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunami-profile/
The link below covers
-Floods
-Tsunamies
-Earthquakes
-Hurricanes
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/flood/effects.html
The link below gives information on wildfires
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wildfire.htm
The link below gives information on floods
http://www.ses.sa.gov.au/site/community_safety/floodsafe/flood_information.jsp
The link below gives information on Tsunamies
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunami-profile/
When you have finished preparing your draft explanation in Microsoft Word- Click the next Tab