EXPLANATION WRITING/ Lockdown

 EXPLANATION WRITING 

T	Title - What you will be explaining?
I	Introduction - Tell your audience what the topic is about and what is to be explained.
I	Information - Explain the elements or steps in a logical sequence
C	Conclusion - Final summarising statement, an evaluation or comment about what you have explained.

IDEAS - 

Title What is your writing topic?	My Lockdown experience
Introduction	Hook your reader - write a question, a statement or a definition about your topic Hey Cuzz, fah we cant even go to Koros tangi eah.  He has to stay in the freezer at the morgue until we are allowed out of our house.  That's sad as man.   Tell your reader what your topic is about and what 3 elements you are going to  explain
Information	Start with First OR Firstly...  Tell your reader about your FIRST element  (1 -2 sentences) First they told us we could be with him then only the old people went.  It's for our safety, they said.  Covid is a killer, but I wear my mask and disinfect my hands. They don't care about how we feel. -Explain your FIRST  element -Give an example of your FIRST element (3-4 sentences)
Information	Start with Secondly OR Next OR Also Tell your reader about your SECOND element (1 -2 sentences) It's already been a month and we are moving to level 3 soon so hopefully we can take Koro home.  Some of the Whanau were talking about cremating him, he has been alone for too long my poor Koro.  But he would get up and slap us if we did, it is not our tradition none of this is, heck we can't even hongi when we see each other.  -Explain your SECOND idea -Give an example of your SECOND element (3-4 sentences)
Information	Start with Finally OR Then…   Tell your reader about your THIRD idea (1 -2 sentences) Anyway cuzz sorry that you can't come over and be with us.  I’m not even sure we're allowed to travel home. We have borders now cuzz.  With cops and everything.  It’s scary as, Our generation's shouldn't be living like this. -Explain your THIRD idea -Give an example of your THIRD idea (3-4 sentences)
Summary	Share the three elements you have written about again - try to use some different words/phrases (1 -2 sentences)  Finish your writing with a question OR your overall opinion about the topic OR an interesting statement about the topic for your reader to think about  (1-2 sentences Anyway cousin If you get your vaccinations you can come home and isolate at our home together, before hopefully we can get home to see him.  And then we can hongi.