EXPOSITION TEXT

1.1 What is an exposition?An exposition is a piece of text that presents one side of

an issue. The purpose of the exposition is to persuade the reader or listener.

1.2 Kind of exposition text :1. analytical exposition.2. hortatory exposition.

1.3 Exposition texts can be in the form of :1. advertisements.2. spoken arguments3. editorials

1.4 Features of an exposition to construct an exposition

An exposition text usually has three sections. The first section introduces the author’s point of view and can preview arguments that may follow in the text. Next comes a series of arguments that aim to convince the audience. The final section is a conclusion that sum up the arguments and reinforces the author’s point of view.

1.5 The arrangement of an exposition

1. An introductory statementa. The author’s point of view is called the thesis of the argument and

this is given in the introduction.b. The introduction can include a preview of the arguments that will

follow in the next section of the text.c. A question or emotional statement can be used to capture the

audiences’ attention.

2. A series of arguments to convince the audiencea. A new paragraph is used for each new argument.b. Each new paragraph begins with a topic sentence that introduces the

argument.c. Details supporting the argument follow the topic sentence.

3. Emotive words are used to persuade the audience to believe the author.

4. A conclusion summing up the arguments.

5. The author restates his or her thesis ( point of view).

6. A summary of what has been stated in the

section above may be included here.

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT

A. Definition of Analytical Exposition

An analytical exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to persuade the listeners or readers that something is the case. To make the persuasion stronger, the speaker or writer gives some arguments as the fundamental reasons why something is the case.

B. Generic Structure of Analytical Exposition1. Thesis :

Introduces the topic and shows speaker or writer’s position; Outlines of the arguments are presented.

2. Arguments : It consists about Point and ElaborationPoint, states the main argumentElaboration, develops and supports each point of argument

3. Reiteration : conclusion(restatement), restates speaker or writer’s position

• Using relational process

• Using internal conjunction

• Using causal conjunction

• Using Simple Present Tense

• Using general nouns, e.g. ears, zoos, etc

• Using abstract nouns, e.g. policy, government, etc

• Using technical words, e.g. species of animals, etc

• Using relating verbs, e.g. it is important … ,etc

• Using action verbs, e.g. we must have …, etc

• Using thinking verbs, e.g. many people believe … , etc

• Using modal verbs, e.g. we must preserve … , etc

• Using modal adverbs, e.g. certainly we must try … , etc

• Using connectives, e.g. firstly, secondly, etc

• Using evaluative language, e.g. important, significant,

valuable, etc

• Using emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc)

• Using words that qualify statements (e.g.usual, probably etc.)

• Using words that link arguments

(e.g.firstly, however, therefore etc)

• Using passive voice

D. Example of analytical expositionRUBBISH

Lakes and rivers are often polluted because drains from towns and factories empty into them. And factories sometimes dump very harmful chemicals into the water. The chemicals poison the water. Wildlife cannot easily survive in it.

Ocean-going tankers sometimes empty tank fills of oily water into the sea. When this happens, great patches of oil are left floating on the sea’s surface. If fish swallow the oil, or if their gills become dogged up, they die. Birds land on the sea and the oil is cleaned off the birds will die.

Electricity for your home is made in buildings called power plants. Power plants usually use coal, oil, or gas to make electricity. But some plant use nuclear energy.

To make nuclear energy, uranium is needed. And uranium is radioactive, which means it gives off rays which are very dangerous to any living thing. People working in nuclear power plants wear special clothing and masks to protect themselves.

After the uranium has been used there is some dangerous waste, rubbish, left. Scientists haven’t yet found out how to make rubbish completely safe. So it is sealed in huge concrete containers and buried at sea, or deep underground.

Some people are worried that the radioactivity might escape and poison living things. And this rubbish remains dangerous for thousands of years.

In short, our environment has been contaminated by chemicals. And there’s human’s role beyond the pollution.