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LEMBAR KERJA PESERTA DIDIK

Activity 1

Choose the media of explanation text that you like to learn!

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yWXnUuU3y4
Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TrNwShvJbw
Text
The Water Cycle

The earth has a limited

amount of water. That water keeps
going around and around. That's
why we call it a oycle. This cycle is
made up of evaporation,
condensation, precipitation and
collection.
Evaporation is when the
sun heats up water in rivers от
lakes or the ocean and turns it into
vapor or steam. The water vapor
or steam leaves the river, lake or
ocean and goes into the air.
Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
This is called condensation.
Precipitation happens when so much water has condensed that the air cannot
hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of
rain, hall, sleet or snow.
When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans,
lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into
the earth and become part of the ground water that plants and animals use to drink or it
may run over the soll and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers.
After all this, the cycle starts again.

Activity 2

Answer the questions based on the videos or text you have watched and read!
1. What do you like best, the video or the text?
2. Can you tell me something from the text or the video?
3. What is water cycle in your language?
4. How many parts of water cycle do you know in the text?
Activity 3

Make a group of some students based on what your interest in the previous activity,
then identify the explanation of the water cycle to answer the teacher questions!

1. Based on the video, what are the process of the water cycle?
2. From the text you have read, mention the process of the water cycle!

Activity 4
Based on the text below, now find out what is the generic structure and language
features of explanation text!
Activity 5

Find and translate the difficult word in the text!

Activity 6

Read the one below to get more understanding!

A. Pengertian Explanation Text

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.

B. Tujuan Kebahasaan Explanation Text

Tujuan kebahasaan 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.

C. Struktur Kebahasaan Explanation Text

Terdapat tiga bagian dalam struktur kebahasaan Explanation Text, yaitu:

1. A general statement
Dalam general statement berisi tentang penjelasan umum tentang fenomena yang
akan dibahas, bisa berupa pengenalan fenomena tersebut atau penjelasannya.

2. A squenced of explanation
Squenced of explanation berisi tentang penjelasan proses mengapa fenomena
tersebut bisa terjadi atau tercipta. 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 paragraf.

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.

D. Ciri Kebahasaan 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
E. Contoh Explanation Text

Untuk menambah pemahaman anda mengenai penjelasan explanation text di atas,

penulis sertakan juga contoh explanation text dengan terjemahannya berikut ini:

Making Paper from Woodchips

General statement

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.

Squence of explanation

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. The pulp is then bleached and the water
content is removed.

Closing

Finally the pulp is rolled out to make paper.

Artinya

Woodchipping adalah proses yang digunakan untuk memperoleh produk bubur

kertas dan kertas dari pohon-pohon hutan. Proses woodchipping dimulai ketika pohon
ditebang di area yang dipilih dari hutan yang disebut coupe.
Selanjutnya bagian atas dan cabang-cabang dari pohon tersebut dipotong dan
kemudian batang-batang kayunya dibawa ke pabrik pengilingan. Di pabrik pengilingan
kulit kayu akan dihilangkan dan batang-batang kayu tersebut dibawa ke mesin pemotong
kayu (chipper) yang memotong batang-batang kayu tersebut menjadi potongan-
potongan kecil yang disebut serpihan kayu (woodchips). Serpihan kayu tersebut
kemudian disaring untuk menghilangkan kotoran dan benda-benda lainnya. Pada tahap
ini mereka bisa diekspor dalam bentuk tersebut atau dirubah menjadi bubur kertas
dengan bahan kimia dan panas. Bubur tersebut kemudian diputihkan dan kadar airnya
akan dihilangkan.)
Akhirnya bubur kertas tersebut digulung untuk dibuat kertas kertas.

Kinds of explanation text

1. Scientific Explanation Texts: These texts aim to explain natural phenomena, scientific
principles, processes, or concepts. Examples include explanations of the water cycle,
photosynthesis, how a rainbow forms, or the process of cell division.
2. Technical Explanation Texts: These texts provide explanations of technical subjects,
equipment, or procedures. They are often found in user manuals, instructional guides, or
technical documentation. Examples include explanations of how to assemble furniture,
operate electronic devices, or troubleshoot computer software.
3. Procedural Explanation Texts: Also known as procedural texts, these explain step-by-
step processes or instructions to achieve a specific outcome. They are commonly found
in recipes, DIY guides, or instructional manuals. Examples include instructions for baking
 a cake, assembling a model, or conducting a science experiment.

Activity 7

With your group now try to arrange an explanation of a process or phenomenon by making a
text or infographics or video.

Activity 8

Perform your work in front of the class!

Activity 9

Make the conclusion of your work!