HORTATORY EXPOSITION

HORTATORY

EXPOSITION TEXT

It is a kind of text that presents arguments or reasons to support the
speaker/writer’s opinion of an issue

WHAT IS HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT?

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To persuade the audience that something should or should not be the case

PURPOSE

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GENERIC

STRUCTURE

1) Thesis: statement or announcement of a

concerned issue.

2) Arguments: reasons for the concerned

issue that lead to recommendation.

3) Recommendation: statement of what

should or should not happen or be done

based on the given arguments.

LANGUAGE
FEATURES

- Use of temporal connective (e.g.

firstly, secondly, however, therefore,

etc.)

- Use of evaluative words (e.g.

important, valuable, trustworthy, etc.)

- Use of the passive voice

- Use of the simple present tense

LANGUAGE
FEATURES

- Use of modals and adverbs (e.g. may,

must, should, etc.)

- Use of emotive words (e.g. worried,

alarmed etc.)

- Use of words that qualify statements

(e.g. usual, probably etc.)

- Use of subjective opinions using

pronouns I and we

Generic Structure

Text

Thesis

Mobile phones is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, accessing internet, and much more.

Many students bring their phones to school. For them, mobile phone has many uses. So, mobile phones should not be
banned in school. Why do I said that?

Argument 1

Firstly, students call their parents for other needs. By mobile phone, student can call or their close relative if they

need something to be brought to school. In addition, mobile phone can be used to call their children when one of their
family were hit by disasters suddenly. And then, student can called their parent to pick her up when want to go home.

Argument 2

Secondly, increased of knowledge among students. When trying to find answer of difficult task at school, mobile

phone can be used as a connecting to search the answer through GPRS or WiFi networks.

Argument 3

Finally, expand the network of friendship among students. School is the right place to find friend. Average, student

been at school about 7 hours or more. So that, a lot of students found their friend in the school environment . Therefore,
communication between friends should be kept on of which using a mobile phone

Recommendation

So, I think mobile phone should not be banned in school. But, use your phone in the time and right place so that no

one was disturbed.

EXAMPLE OF HORTATORY EXPOSITION

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few

words/phrases

that

often

appear

in

hortatory
exposition

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Suggest

Recommend

Should

Advantages

However

Reason

Argument

Think

Important

Make

Firstly

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Expressions with
the following
style are typical
to Hortatory
Exposition texts

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The following are the reasons

why…..

Based on the arguments

above, …

I think we should …

…is important to …

It could be argued that …

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Multiple Choice

A hortatory exposition text uses mostly ………………………..in its sentences.

• The Simple Present Tense

• The Simple Past Tense

• The Future Tense

• The Past Perfect Tense

• The Future Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

Through his/her hortatory exposition text, the speaker/writer intends to ……………………

• ask others for opinions

• motivate others to agree

• share experience to others

• give others information

• tell others about the truth

Multiple Choice

Thesis in hortatory expositions means ……………………..

• a conclusion in relation gained from reading the text

• the opinion shared by the a speaker/writer

• the responses addressed by the audience to the speaker/writer

• a statement that provokes debates

• the idea presented by a speaker/writer of a concerned issue

Multiple Choice

A hortatory exposition typically ends with …………………………

• a conclusion

• an argument

• a disagreement

• a recommendation

• a thesis

Multiple Choice

Which series of words/phrases do you think are most probably found in a hortatory exposition?

• should, animal, unaware

• neglect, never, remember

• happy, that is why, the government

• carefully, last but not least, necessary

• a thesis

Multiple Choice

The underlined part is called……………………………………..

• title

• thesis

• opinion

• clarification

• statement

Multiple Choice

One word/phrase in the text above that most possibly helps characterize it as a hortatory exposition text is ……………………

• television

• should

• here

• quizzes

• daily

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