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Explanation

You're probably used to writing to explain, as this is what you do in your exams in other DP subjects! In biology or history, for example, you explain a given topic in an essay to show the examiner that you understand it. We can separate the purpose of explanation into two camps: factual and argumentative. This page gives you templates for these different types of explanatory writing, suggestions on how and when to...

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