Hortatory Exposition: by Group 1: Aulia Rachman, Faiz Nabil, M. Azzamul, M. Harvan, M. Radinal, Simon Romario
Hortatory Exposition: by Group 1: Aulia Rachman, Faiz Nabil, M. Azzamul, M. Harvan, M. Radinal, Simon Romario
Hortatory Exposition: by Group 1: Aulia Rachman, Faiz Nabil, M. Azzamul, M. Harvan, M. Radinal, Simon Romario
By Group 1: Aulia Rachman, Faiz Nabil, M. Azzamul, M. Harvan, M. Radinal, Simon Romario
Hortatory Exposition
Example Definition Purpose Structure Features
Definition
Hortatory
exposition is a text which represent the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do something or act in certain way.
Purpose
1. 2.
3.
persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case or be done 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.
General Structure
1. 2. 3.
Thesis : Statement or announcement of issue concern Arguments : Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation Recommendation : Statement of what should or should not happen or be done based on the given arguments
Grammatical Features
The use of emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc) The use of words that qualify statements (e.g. usual, probably etc) The use of words that link arguments (e.g. firstly, However, therefore etc) The use of compound and complex sentence The use of modals and adverbs (e.g. may, must, should, etc) The use of subjective opinions using pronouns I and we
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.
Example
Analyze: 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.
Considering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips: 1. Limit television viewing to one-two hours each day 2. Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their own bedrooms 3. Review the rating of TV shows which your children watch 4. Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show