Group 5

EXPOSITORY TEXT
Member of group :
- Member of group :
I Wayan Budi Astawa (1941121078)
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- NiI Wayan Budi Astawa (1941121078)
Wayan Sekarini (1941121030)
- Ni Wayan Sekarini (1941121030)
- Imelda Takia Elom (1941121101)
- Imelda Takia Elom (1941121101)
- Anita Senau (1941121053)
- Anita Senau (1941121053)
- Agnestia Ergenia Hatin (1941121102)
- Agnestia Ergenia Hatin (1941121102)
 Definition
Expository texts or Informational texts, are non-fiction
texts that give facts and information about the topic.
These academic texts are common in subjects such as
science, history and social sciences.
 THE EXAMPLE OF EXPOSITORY
TEXT
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INSTRUCTION TEXTBOOKS RECIPES
MANUALS

04 05 06
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NEWS ARTICLES
COUNTRY BOOKS
GUIDES
 TYPES OF EXPOSITORY TEXT
01
COLLECTION
According to Meyer and Freedle
(1984), the collection type is simply
a grouping or listing of ideas,
concepts, or events which are
associated in some manner. If the
ideas are associated by sequence,
the listing becomes more
organized, for instance, a listing of
historical events sequenced by
time or occurrence.
02
DESCRIPTION
According to Meyer and Freedle
(1984), description is a specific
type of grouping by association in
which one element of the
association is subordinate to
another, that is, to the topic. The
description give more information
about a topic by presenting an
attributive, spesification, or
setting.
03
CAUSATION
According to Meyer and
Freedle (1984), causation is
a grouping of ideas both by
chronological order and by
causal relationship, for
example, the if- then
statement, the cause-effect
statement.
 04
PROBLEM-SOLUTION
According to Meyer and Freedle (1984),
problem-solution is a types of
expository texts which has all the
components of cause-effect with the
additional component of
overlapping content between
propositions in the problem and
solution.
05
COMPARISON
According to Meyer and Freedle
(1984), comparison is a type
of expository text which is
organized on the basis of
opposing viewpoints.
 WHAT TENSES USES IN
EXPOSITORY TEXT?
The expository text usually uses Simple
Present Tense.
 THE STRUCTURE OF EXPOSITORY TEXT
ARGUMENTS
Arguments contain opinions that support the main
idea. The more opinions that are written can make
readers or listeners tend to believe in an event if there
are many supporting opinions in it.

THESIS
Contains the opinion of
CONCLUSION
the author or speaker Contains conclusions or
regarding the related restatements on the essence
topic. of the ideas presented.
Five Expository Text Structures
and Their Associated Signal
Words
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
The author lists items or events in numerical SIGNAL WORDS
or chronological sequence, either explicit or ● For example
implied. The description/categorization text ● Characteristics
structure informs the reader of how ● For instance
something looks, moves, or possibly works; ● Such as
it may inform the reader of a definition or ● Is like
characterization. ● Including
For example, an instruction manual could ● To ilustrate
present a description of the features on a
car and how to operate the features.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
COLLOCATION/SEQUENCE
DESCRIPTION
The author lists items or events in numerical SIGNAL WORDS
● First
or chronological sequence, either explicit or
● Second
implied. The chronology/sequence text
● Third
structure informs the reader of the order of ● Later
events or steps in a process. For example, a ● Next
historical document could present the ● Before
sequence of events on a timeline to show ● Then
the chronology or the order in time of when ● Finally
each event occured. ● After
● When
● Later
● Since
● Now
● Previously
● Actual use of
● Dates GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
COMPARISON
DESCRIPTION
Information is presented by detailing how SIGNAL WORDS
●However
two or more events, concepts, theories, or ●Nevertheless
things are alike and/or different. The ●On the other hand
compare/contrast text structure informs the ●But
reader of how two or more things are alike ●Similarly
●Although
or different. For example, a political speech ●Also
could present how two presidential ●In contrast
candidates are alike and how they are ●Different
different. ●Alike
●Same as
●Either/or
●In the same way
●Just like
●Just as
●Likewise
●In comparison
●Whereas
●Yet GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
CAUSATION/CAUSE-EFFECT
DESCRIPTION
The author presents ideas, events in time, or SIGNAL WORDS
facts as causes and the resulting effect(s) or ● If/then
facts that happens as a result of an event. ● Reasons why
The cause-effect text structure informs the ● As a result
reader how or why an the event happened, ● Therefore
which is referred to as the cause, and what ● Because
resulted from an event, which is referred to ● Consequently
as the effect. For For example, a newspaper ● Since
article could present a cause as “cold ● So that
temperatures in the mountains” and an ● For
effect as “heavy snowfall conditions in the ● Hence
mountains.” ● Due to
● Thus
● This led to
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
PROBLEM-SOLUTION
DESCRIPTION
The author presents a problem and one or SIGNAL WORDS
more solutions to the problem.
problem is ● Problem is
dilemma is ● Dilemma is
if/then
because ● If/then
so that
question/answer ● Because
puzzle is solved.
● So that
● Question/answer
● Puzzle is solved

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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