What features does a good explanation have?

We broke down the parts of an explanation and then created a class checklist.
We will use this checklist when we buddy read explanations later this week and edit to improve.

Explanation writing checklist - created by AS G4 class

In my writing I have used ….

Punctuation
Capital letters
Full stops / Question marks
Vocabulary
Technical words
Time connectives - next, later
Accurate facts
Bossy verbs
Present tense
Layout of writing
Title
Definitions
Subheadings
Labelled diagrams or pictures
Writing in paragraphs
References listed