Exposition Text Example

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“Analytical Exposition”

 

Is Smoking Good for Us?


Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.
Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.
Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body else.

Generic Structure       :
Notes on the generic structure of analytical exposition:
As we know that both analytical exposition and hortatory exposition are classified as argumentative essay. Both present argument to support the thesis state in the orientation. This thesis places the writer’s position on the essay. From the generic structure, what make big different is that analytical exposition ends with paragraph to strengthen the thesis while hortatory makes a recommendation for readers.
Thesis: This pre-conclusive paragraph states the writer’s point of view about the topic discussed. Writer has show himself in clear position of the discussed topic. Paragraph 1 is the thesis of this analytical exposition text. It states the fact of the very fatal impact of the smoking habit. Clearly the writer wants to say that smoking is not a good habit.
Arguments: Presenting arguments in analytical exposition text is as important as giving conflict plot in narrative text. The series of argument will strengthen the thesis stated before. In this example of analytical exposition text, paragraph 2 and 3 are the detail arguments presented in a reporting fact to support that smoking is not good even for smokers themselves. Furthermore, people who do not smoke but they are in smoky area have the bad effect too from the smoking habit.
Reiteration: This end paragraph actually is restating the thesis. It is something like conclusive paragraph from the previous arguments. The last paragraph of this example of analytical exposition points again that smoking is not good for smokers and people around smokers. However smoking is very good for Cigarette Companies

Language Features             :

1. Using Modals               : do, going to
2. Using action verbs      : smoke, smoking, develop, breathes, look, make
3. Using Adverbs            : Nearly, likely, really, however
4. Using Adjectives        : fact, die, direct, good
5. Using Technical Terms                   : direct result, lung cancers, bronchitis, pneumonia
6. Using General and abstract noun  : road, smokers, disease, cigarettes, smoky room, tobacco companies
7. Using Connectives       : before, if, and, because,


Question           :

  1. How many people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking?
Answer   : About 50 thousands people

  1. How many percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking?
Answer   : Ninety percent

  1. What will happen if we smoke five cigarettes a day?
Answer   : We are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker

  1. Who are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease?
Answer   : The smokers

  1. Why is smoking really good for tobacco companies?
Answer   : Because they do make much money from smoking habit


“Hortatory Exposition”

 

Watch your Kids While Watching TV


Television becomes one of the most important devices which takes place in almost houses. It can unite all members of the family as well as separate them. However, is it important to know what your kids are watching? The answer is, of course, absolutely "Yes" and that should be done by all parents. Television can expose things you have tried to protect the children from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism and so on.
Recently, a study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime often cause bed-time disruption, stress, and short sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips:
  • Limit television viewing to one-two hours each day
  • Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their own bedrooms
  • Review the rating of TV shows which your children watch
  • Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show


Generic Structure       :

Notes on the Generic Structure of this Hortatory Exposition example
Firstly, we have to always remember that the social function of hortatory exposition text is driving the readers to act like the writer thought as stated in the text. Then the purpose of this hortatory is influencing and persuading the readers by presenting the supporting arguments. In many social activities, hortatory is applied for writing recommended thought, sales letter, advertising, speech campaign, and news advertorial.

Thesis: The writer's thought is presented as thesis which is proven with several arguments. In the first paragraph, the writer points his thought about the importance of accompanying children while they are watching TV show. It is important to protect the children from the bad influences of TV show.

Arguments: The next paragraphs show the writer arguments in supporting his thesis. It is supported by various researches that there are a great relationship between watching TV and the watcher's personality. One study describes that much time in watching TV can cause bed-time disruption. The others show the possibility of becoming an aggressive character because of watching television too much.

Recommendation: After stating the thesis and proving with various arguments, the text is completed with the writer's recommendation on how the parents should protect the children from the bed effect of watching TV.
Basically, both hortatory and analytical exposition have the similar position. Both take place as argumentative essays. Both show how important idea of the writer to be known. However the last paragraph of the essay usually make the difference from hortatory and analytical exposition. If it is a hortatory text, it will be ended with a strong recommendation while for analytical exposition, it will be closed with restatement of the writer's first paragraph.

Language Features             :
  1. Using Simple Present Tense : Television becomes one of the most important devices which takes place in almost houses.
  2. Using Modals                  : Can, Should
  3. Using Actions Verbs       : Becomes, takes, unite, separate, watching, expose, done, tried, protect, found, spent, identified, mentioning, following, viewing, allow, discuss
  4. Using Adverbs                : However, absolutely, especially, devices
  5. Using Adjectives            : Important, well, possibility, aggressive, inactive, overweight
  6. Using Technical Terms   : Violence, Pornography, consumerism, bed-time disruption, stress, adolescence, adulthood
  7. Using General and abstract noun       : houses, family, things, relationship, television
  8. Using connectives           : Recently, Meanwhile, and



Question           :
  1. What does become one of the most important devices which takes place in almost houses?
Answer   : Television

  1. What can television expose things you have tried to protect the children?
Answer   : Violence, pornography, consumerism, and so on.

  1. What did the research find?
Answer   : that there was significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood and the possibility of being aggressive.

  1. Who have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive and overweight?
Answer   : many studies.

  1. How many times we limit television viewing?
Name :
Cantika Setya P

Class  :
XI IPA 3
 
Teacher’s sign :
 
Teacher’s comment :
 
Student’s comment :
I’m rather don’t understand about this text, but I tried more learn about this text.
 
Answer   : one-two hours each day.






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