Cheerful student explains a diagram on a whiteboard, illustrating the concept of "explaining" in writing.

A cartoon boy in a blue shirt and jeans stands in front of a whiteboard, pointing with a stick at a diagram of interconnected yellow ovals and green squares. The word "EXPLAIN" is written in bold black letters at the top, and text below reads, "When an author writes to explain, they give factual information or directions about how to do something."