T2+Explanation+Writing

__Friday 27th May 2011__

__WALT: use the structure of explain to write an explanation.__

S.C My writing has:


 * Paragraphs- How something works
 * Conclusion- Summarises
 * Introduction- Description
 * Sequential Order

**//What is Netball?//**

//Netball is a sport made up of a team of 7 players on court at a time and usually 2-3 subs. At a primary, Intermediate and College you play for 40 minutes 4 quarters made up of 10 minutes. At a Competition level like National and international you play for 1 hour 4 quarters made up of 15 minutes and the court is split into Thirds.//

//The hight of a Netball goal is 2.4 meters high for primary is 2.6 meters and for Intermediate, College and club is 3.5 meters. T////he court is split into Thirds. The court is 30 meters long and 15 meters wide.// //The positions are: Center (C) Wing Attack (WA) Wing Defence (WD) Goal Attack (GA) Goal Defence (GD) Goal Shoot (GS) Goal Keep (GK). The Center is based as a defence and a attack position. Wing Attack has a job of coming out for the center pass and helps get the ball down to the attacking end to where the Goal Attack and Goal Shoot are waiting to put up a goal into the circular hoop. The Goal Defence and the Goal Keep’s job is to defend the Goal Attack and Goal Shoot and getting rebounds from the goal if they miss.// //To defend your partner you have to be .09 of a meter away (3ft). If you are in between that distance you are to close and have to stand beside and it’s called obstruction. Contact is when you touch the person when they are holding the ball or when you touch the ball or knock it out of there hands and you have to stand beside or if the umpire doesn’t see then carry on with the game and try get more turn overs. Offside is when you go over your boundary (each player has there own boundary). Replay ball is when you bounce the ball like a basket ball and if you throw it up in the air and catch it again. Over a third the ball can’t get passed over a third it has to be touched in each third, for example the when a player comes out for the center pass it has to be caught in the center third.//

There are 3 types of passes Chest, Bounce and Lobe. The chest pass is when you pass the ball to their chest, Bounce is when you bounce it on the ground to the other player, usually used against tall players. The Lobe pass is an over head pass used for powerful passes that need to got far.

//If the ball is caught by two players at once and the umpire cant decide who caught it first the umpire will do a toss. The players stand .9 of a meter a way from each other facing there own goals and the umpire throws the ball up and who ever catches it first gets the ball and carries on playing. Stepping is when you land on one foot called your grounded foot and then move your grounded foot.//

//In Conclusion the game netball is not only a girls sport but can be played with boys and girls its fun for all ages to play so get out there and play some NETBALL!!!//

//Your introduction introduces the sport but it doesn't include that it is played with a ball which I think is pretty important! You have used paragraphs in your writing, however your first paragraph is way too long and contains more than one main idea. Remember for each new idea you need to start a new paragraph. You have used excellent technical terms and explained these well. Your explanation though seems to be more about the rules of netball and not really how the play the game. You need to also focus on using cause and effect words in your explanations.// //Miss Crone :)//

**__Explanation Writing - What is it????????__** __**WALT - describe the features of explanation writing.**__

To explain how things work or how something happens e.g. why do things float? how are mountains formed?

When writing explanationswe use factual language to give detail and we use technical language related to the topic. We write in present tense. We also use cause and effect words. Some examples of these words are:

Cause & Effect Words

Therefore

because

then

as result of

leads to

caused by

a consequence of

and effect of

an outcome of

this happens

produced by

comes from

gave rise to

An example of a piece of explanation writing is below.

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