Biography Text

 

Definition

Biography text is a text that tells about the life of a person and can be interpreted as a story of a person's life history. Biography described the full life of a person from childhood to old age, even to death. This text also explained all services, works, and all forms produced by a character.

Function

Biography text has a function to give information and educate the readers to know about

a person's story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person may 

be known for.

Language Features

1. Loading Facts

The characteristics of a biographical text contain facts. Indeed, the form of facts is not only about statistical data. But the facts of the character's experience are written down. In other words, writing a biography is not written because of fiction, but because it talks about data

2. Having Conflict Problems

Another characteristic is that the biographical text contains conflict problems. Biographical texts contain real trips, which contain problems, conflicts, or obstacles. From this problem, the story of this biographical journey is interesting to follow. It is also starting from this problem, readers can also learn from experience, wisdom, and solutions. Who knows, these solutions may be of benefit to readers out there.

3. The existence of learning messages

A good biographical text should have a constructive learning message for the reader. The reason why the characters' stories are written in this text is none other than to provide learning on experiences and every decision that has been passed.

4. Have a Clear Structure or Time Frame

Another important characteristic is having a clear structure. So for those of you who want to write a biography, make sure the structure is well conceptualized. When writing a biographical text, the writer must be observant in recording the series of years and processes. A coherent structure certainly makes it easy for readers to understand the message conveyed.

5. History of Someone's Life Experience

Another characteristic can be marked by the way of narrating it. The narrative emphasizes the historical experience of the character. That's why the average person who is written in a biography is a great person, people who have had life experiences that have changed people's viewpoints.

6. Have Place Settings

Even though it tells the real-life experience of someone. It is also important to indicate the place setting. The setting of this place can be in different places, depending on the story of the character or source. Because after all, setting the place is one of the mandatory features.

Structure

1. Orientation

Orientation is the opening paragraph that gives the readerabout the background information of the person.

2. Events and Problems

Events and problems contain the sequence of events experienced by the characters raised. Also write down experiences that have been experienced, accompanied by problems or conflicts. Apart from writing down experiences, problems, or conflicts, it is very important to write down the solutions faced by the characters.

3. Reorientation

Re-Orientation consists of a conclusion and tell about the person's achievement or contribution in a society.

QnA

1. What is biography text?

a. A text that tells about person's life

b. A text to describe someone and written by first person

c. A personal experience text

d. A text that describe to make something

2. What the characteristic of biography text?

a. Based on research

b. Written in first person

c. Describe an animal

d. Use present simple

3. In what point of view is a biography written?

a. First point of vie

b. Second point of view

c. Third point of view

d. All is true

4. Habibie started his real career in Germany Aircraft Industries by becoming the Head of Research and Development of Structure Analysis in Hamburg, Germany (1965-1969). Later, he became the Vice President and Technology Director of MBB Gmbh, Hamburg and Munchen (1973-1978), and Technology Senior Advisor to the MBB Board of Directors (1978). While working in Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), he conducted many research assignments, producing theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics, known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively.

What does the paragraph talk about?

a. Habibie’s life in Germany

b. Habibie factor, theorem, and method

c. Habibi’s carreer in science technology

d. Habibie’s theory on aerodynamics

5. George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man murdered during a capture after a store assistant affirmed he had passed a fake $20 note in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, one of four cops who showed up on the scene, stooped on Floyd's neck for a period at first answered to be 8 minutes and 46 seconds. After his passing, challenges police mercilessness, particularly toward individuals of color, immediately spread across the United States and globally.

Brought into the world in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Floyd experienced childhood in Houston, Texas, playing football and b-ball all through secondary school and school. He was a hip bounce craftsman and filled in as a tutor in his strict local area. Somewhere in the range of 1997 and 2005, he was indicted for eight violations. He served four years in jail subsequent to tolerating a request can anticipate a 2007 disturbed burglary in a home intrusion. In 2014, he moved to the Minneapolis zone, dwelling in the close-by suburb of St. Louis Park, and filled in as a transporter and bouncer. In 2020, he lost his security employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Floyd had five children, including two girls (matured 6 and 22 at the hour of his passing) and a grown-up child. He likewise had two grandkids. A GoFundMe record to help Floyd's burial service expenses and advantage his family broke the site's record for a number of individual gifts.

According to the text, what was the cause of george floyd's death?

a. Because one of the police stooped on his neck

b. Because he is a nigga

c. Because of covid-19 pandemic

d. Because of a fentanyl overdose that causes him can't breathe