T2+Explanation+writing

**__Thursday 26th May 2011.__**


 * WALT: use the structure of explain to write an explanation.**


 * Do you know what the sport netball is? Netball is a sport that was first played in England in 1895 at Madame Ostenburgs collage. It originally came from basketball played by men. Netball is a sport with 7 positions and is payed in heaps of different countries.**

**When you get the ball in the net it means you have got a goal and the ball goes back to the center in the circle and the game pretty much just starts again. In netball there are things called intercepts and they are really good for trying to get the ball off the other team. The different types of passes in netball are chest passes, lob passes, and bounce passes.** **Like any other game, netball has rules, in netball you are only allowed to hold the ball for 3 seconds, if the ball is held for any longer it is called held ball, then the ball is given to the other team. If you catch the ball then step, that is called stepping, if that happens the ball is also given to the other team. If your partner has got the ball and you are defending them too close that is called obstruction, if that happens you will have to stand beside them without defending until they let the ball go. You have to be at least 3 feet away. Contact is when you push or nudge your partner when they have got the ball. You will have to stand beside them if this happens. Each netball player has a position and that position has an allocated spot on the court. All of the positions except Center are only allowed up to a certain line or aren’t allowed in the shooting circle, however if you go offside when you have got the ball, the ball goes to the other team. The ball has to be touched or held at least once in each third. The netball court is about the size of a tennis court.**
 * Netball is a sport that is played with 7 players. The court is split into thirds and the game is split into 4 quarters.** **Netball is played in over 70 countries. Therefore netball is a sport that includes running, jumping, throwing, and catching and shooting. There are 7 positions that are played by 7 different people. The defence positions that are played are are GD, WD, GK and C. They can be played by whoever is good at that position. The attack positions that are played are GA, WA, GS and C. Teams can include more than 7 players, but 7 must only be on the court and up to 2 - 3 subs****.** **When the shooters are shooting,(GS and GA) it is best to try and defend them so they might not get the goal, when you are defending you have to be 3 feet away, that is 1 metre.**

**The game netball was brought to Australia and many other countries in the 1900's by English school teachers. In 1970 the name of the game was changed to "Netball" by the Australia women's basketball association. Like basketball the game is played on a concrete court with a hoop at each end for the shooters the shoot the ball in and score a goal for their team. One quarter of a game is 10 minutes long. Netball is a popular sport in Australia and New Zealand and has many famous teams.** **Netball is a very popular sport** **played by women but men can play aswell.** **Netball is a sport that has been entered in the commonwealth games since 1990. **


 * Netball is very fun sport to play and can be played by women and men. Netball has been played for years by so many people so I think that you should get a group of friends together and get out there and give it a go, you never know, you could end up playing netball for years. **

**Excellent explanation of the game of Netball Chontelle. A very clear, concise and detailed explanation. You have used great technicial terms and action verbs and attempted to use cause and effect words. Now focus on using these consistently in your explanation writing. You introduction introduces the topic well and your conclusion summarises, well done. ** **Fantastic effort. Miss Crone :) **

**__Explana__** **__tion 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 explanations we 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

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