Explanation Writing Planning Worksheet
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Explanation Writing Planning Worksheet
📋 Part 1: Planning Your Explanation Text
📝 Part 2: Organising Your Research Notes
Instructions: Use your research notes to complete the planning table below. Create 3-4 section headings that group your ideas logically. Organise your notes under each heading and plan transition words to link your paragraphs.
| Section Heading (Paragraph Topic) |
Notes from Research | Transition Words/Phrases to use at Start |
|---|---|---|
| 1. ___________________ ___________________ |
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| 2. ___________________ ___________________ |
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| 3. ___________________ ___________________ |
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| 4. ___________________ (optional) ___________________ |
🔗 Part 3: Transition Word Bank
Use these transition words and phrases to help link your paragraphs:
To introduce first point: Firstly, To begin with, Initially, First of all
To add information: In addition, Furthermore, Moreover, Also, Additionally
To show sequence: Next, Then, Following this, Subsequently, After that
To conclude: Finally, In conclusion, Lastly, To summarise
To show cause/effect: As a result, Consequently, Therefore, Because of this
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