Hortatory Exposition Text

Definition of Hortatory Exposition

Hortatory exposition is a text which represent the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do
something or act in certain way.

Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition

1. Thesis
2. Arguments
3. Recommendation

Language Feature of Hortatory Exposition

1. Focusing on the writer
2. Using abstract noun; policy, advantage, etc
3. Using action verb
4. Using thinking verb
5. Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc
6. Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, etc
7. Using evaluative words; important, valuable, trustworthy, etc
8. Using passive voice
9. Using simple present tense

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

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.

Gesang Should hold a National Hero Status is good as another example of hortatory texts which
exposes arguments and persuades the readers. Read the text bellow!

USE ENGLISH! Hortatory Sample

Many of us are dismayed about the quality of our education, which is not commensurate with the
high cost spent on school fees. It is way below our expectations if we compare our graduates
with those who studied overseas, especially concerning the mastery of English.
It is important to know that most of employments require competence in English, for office work
and correspondence. Government officials, speakers, writers and observers use a lot of English.
Then the important thing is to use English as a medium in schools so that we can compete with
graduates from abroad. All students have studied English since they are in junior high school.
Even some of them had been introduced with English when they were in elementary school.
However, lots of graduates have less English skills. Learning English is difficult but it is more
difficult to customize us with it
Then it will be beneficial to have TV films in English like in Singapore. It will help to increase
our graduates’ competence in English.
(Adapted from: thejakartapost.com/news/2000/05/06/)
Why Should Wearing a Helmet when Motorcycling

We often hear lots of stories from road regarding people taking spill on motorcycle when they
are riding without using helmet. Mostly the riders badly end up in mess.

Wearing a fitted protective helmet offers many benefits which reduces the negative aspects of
riding. First and the most important is that wearing the correct helmet can save a rider's life,
physical ability, family pain, and money. The recommended designs of motorcycle helmets can
provide total protection. They not only protect riders from getting a worse road injured accident
but also from flying bugs, such as rain, sleet, mud and other potential projectiles.

Second, wearing a helmet can gives the raiders a matter of style. Helmets give the opportunity
for rider to express the image they may want to project when riding on they way. This benefit
may not be important to some people, but to others, it means a lot and important. By choosing
the most appropriate helmet from all of the various styles, such as beanie, shorty, German, and
many others, wearing a helmet which can projecting an image is an inherent crucial part of
motorcycling and help riders feel more confident when riding on the road.

However, what most important is wearing helmet when riding is a matter of using it properly.
Bikers should use the helmets which are fixed to their head. It is really not good if they places
simply the helmets on the head without settling them properly. The bikers should fasten the
helmet correctly to their head in order to get safe and comfort.

How can we see the generic structure of the hortatory example above?

Thesis: the importance of wearing helmet which is stated in the first paragraph

Argumentative: Wearing helmet gives a total protection and giving a chance in imaging self
which presented in the second paragraph.

Recommendation: Bikers should wear helmet properly to get the benefits.

NEVER TRY SMOKING; a Hortatory Sample

A lot of people, especially teenagers, who do not smoke, always want to try smoking. They know
it is bad for them and all, but it is just something they want to try. So they ask one of their
smoker friends for a cigarette. Admittedly, they firstly can not light it on their own so they ask
his friend to do it. Then they inhale that cigarette and smoke occasionally.
Apparently that makes them the born smokers. Now they do smoke fairly regularly. They can not
avoid smoking and they enjoy too. They have smoker friends. Everyday they bring a pack in
their pocket. For them, a pack of cigarette is as important as a wallet for their money.

Suddenly, for certain reason, they realize the fact that tobacco is the cause of a long list of nasty
diseases. It is not only heart disease, stroke, and chronic lung disease but also bladder, lung, and
pancreatic cancer. Even it was reported that around 400,000 Americans died each year. It was
one every 80 seconds from tobacco-related illnesses.

Then they decide it is stupid to harm selves. They want to quit smoking. Unfortunately, they find
that quitting smoking is so difficult. “Why can't I stop smoking? I really want to stop it”. It is
hard to quit because nicotine is powerfully addictive. Cigarette is one of the most efficient drug-
delivery devices ever devised. As result, when people try to quit smoking, they often experience
classic nicotine withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, headache, depression, and
restlessness.

Well, still want to try smoke? Think the facts before trying! If you are not smoker, you should
never and never try to smoke.

Higher Education for Woman

In this modern era, there are still some parents who are reluctant about sending their daughter to
college. Such narrow attitude shown to woman higher education is largely due to the traditional
role of woman in society. A woman is expected just to be a wife and a mother most parents
believe that if their daughter gets married and chooses to be a housewife, then the higher
education will be a waste. However an educated woman does not only make a better wife abut
also contributer better thing to the large society.

Nowadays more women are successfully combining their career and marriage. Educated women
are richer both emotionally and financially. They are able to find an outlet for monotonous
drudgery of their housekeeping. They bring more satisfaction and contentment to their lives.

Depriving girl of higher education is crash discrimination. Time has changed. Modern society
need the talents of its people regardless of gender. Today women work alongside men. In fact, in
the last few decades women have made outstanding contributions to society.

Woman should be given the freedom to be educated whether they get married or go to work after
finishing their education because it is only through education that a woman will find herself
useful and discover what she wants in life. A woman who work is not an insult to her husband.
Conversely, her husband should feel proud of her achievement since marriage is actually an
equal partnership. Therefore, parents should not think that girls should receive less education just
because they will get marriage one day.
Where should be after High School?; a hortatory text

The National examination result will be publicly enounced in next short time. Euphoria will
flood for those who get success. In the other hand, It will be sorry to hear that there are some of
them do not succeed in their national final examination. For those who succeed soon will think to
decide; where will they be after graduating high school? Actually it will be easy to decide for
those has been arranged and thought earlier but for those have not planed yet, it will be quite
confusing.

Continuing study or looking for work is the primary choice among them. When they think about
continuing study, they will think hard about the time and cost. How long the higher study will
last? And how high is about the cost. In the same way, when they think about straightly seeking
job, what skill and competence they have got is a big matter of questioning. So, doing both
choices in the same time is an alternative.

Continuing study as well as seeking job is possibly done but it will be hard for them.
Conventionally studying in the university needs much time to spend especially in the first year. It
is true because they have to do and adapt a lot of things in their new higher school. it will be very
hard to looking for job. Therefore it should come to their mind of continuing studying at higher
school from their own home. As result, the available time will be more flexible for them. Then it
will be very possible to seek job and get the appropriate one. This type of studying is publicly
known as distance learning.

As the alternative method of studying, besides the conventional studying which students and the
lecturer have to meet in the fixed time and place regularly, distance learning provides possibility
to grow better. Possibly working and studying surely will create high quality graduate. Distance
learning should appear as a considerable choice for them.