Exposition Text

Definition:

Exposition is a text that elaborates the writer’s idea about the phenomenon surrounding.

Purposes:

1. To persuade the readers that idea is important matter.
2. To persuade the readers or listeners that there is something that, certainly, needs to get attention
3. To analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by arguments

Generic Structures:

1. Thesis (Introduction): Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position
2. Arguments (Body): Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position.
3. Reiteration (Conclusion): Restating the writer’s position.

Language Features:

1. Using relational process = Relationships between and among leaders, workers, followers, partners, co-workers, etc. people knowing and caring about people.
2. Using external conjunctions = Enhancing by linking to real world events (Holocaust, the Final Solution, death trains)
3. Using internal conjunction = Elaborating and itemizing steps in an argument (Firstly, secondly, next, finally)
4. Using causal conjunction = the cause of an event, because
   
5. Using contrastive conjunction = but, nevertheless
6. Using simple present tense = Bruno is quiet boy
7. Focusing on generic human and non-human participants, e.g.: car, pollution, leaded petrol car
8. Using abstract noun, e.g.: policy, government
9. Using relational processes, e.g.: It is important
10.  Using modal verbs, e.g.: We must preserve
11.  Using modal adverbs, e.g.: Certainly we.
12.  Using passive sentence