BIOGRAPHY PART 1,2,3, AND EXERCISES
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Text Biography is the story of a person's life that is more complex than a curriculum vitae and work data. Generally, biographies go deeper into the feelings a person faces in dealing with an event or a person's life.
In the biography, it is explained about the life of a character from childhood until he grows up, even until he finally dies. All services, works, and things produced by a character are also clarified. The biographical text itself was composed not by myself. Life history text types include Short life history and Long life history.
B. Generic Structure of Biography Text
A Biography Text generally uses the specific names of the people involved in a biography which is then written in the past tense. A Biography text can also use words which are then related to time. Biographical notes generally describe events, so use more action verbs. A Biography Text itself consists of three parts:
1.) Orientation
Orientation provides the reader with background information on why the biography was written. The opening paragraph should answer the questions: who, what, where, when, and how.
Usually contains narrated biodata such as full name and place and date of birth. Some general information can also be presented in this section as an introduction to the characters.
2.) Events
At the eventa stage is the stage of an event or events experienced by the character. Contains an explanation of a story in the form of problem solving, other processes, and various events that have been experienced by the character to lead him to a success. The event itself is usually told in chronological order which refers to a certain time.
3.) Re-Orientation (Closing)
This section contains the author's views on the characters told. Reorientation is optional so that the author can give his personal view of the characters being told. Reorientation also consists of a type of conclusion with comments about contributions which are then summarized in an interesting conclusion or storyline.
C. Function of Biography
1.) To know a person’s story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person may be known for.
2.) To give much information easily and educate the readers.
D. Characteristics of Biography
1. Biography is not written by subject and always written in the third person.
2. Based on research.
3. Describes the person’s surroundings (where, when and how the person lived).
4. Use vivid language to narrate events.
E. Grammar and Language Features
1. Simple past tense
Simple Past Tense is the main menu in making Biography Text. A simple incident that happened in the end. Use the second form of the verb (verb 2).
Example:
Harry Edward Styles was born in Redditch, Worcestershire on February 1, 1994.
He is the son of Anne Cox (née Selley) and Desmond "Des" Styles, who work in finance.
Many of his ancestors were farm laborers in Norfolk.
Styles grew up in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire after his parents moved there with his older sister, Gemma, when he was a child.
He attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
2. Temporal Sequence and Temporal Conjunction.
As a liaison between one sentence with another sentence in the order of time.
- Time Sequence (time order)
- Temporal conjunctions (temporal conjunctions).
Example:
Styles' parents divorced when he was seven years old and his mother later remarried to Robin Twist; he died in 2017.
3. Focus on specific participants Use of action verbs.
there is something that the character is actively doing by using some verbs in the V2 or Past Form.
Example:
Styles launched his own record label, Erskine Records, in May and he signed a record deal with Columbia Records as a solo artist, the same label behind One Direction, in June.
Styles wrote the song "Someday" in collaboration with Meghan Trainor for Michael Bublé's album Nobody but Me, which was released in October.
4. Type of Biography
- Short Biography (focusing only on highlights of a person's life)
- Long Biography (about a person's life and time in more detail)
F. Example of a Sentence Biography Text
1. Example 1 : Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison as Inventor who was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Thomas Edison was the youngest of the seven children of Samuel and Edison. His father was an exiled political activist, while his mother was an accomplished school teacher and had a great influence on Thomas' early life. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, his inventions including the telegraph, the phonograph, the first practical electric incandescent light bulb, the alkaline storage battery and the Kinetograph (camera for film).
During his lifetime, Edison received many patents. His first patent was obtained from the Electrographic Vote-Recorder on October 13, 1868, at the age of 21. His latest patent was for an apparatus used to hold objects in place during the electroplating process. Although the artist wasn't the inventor of the first light bulb, he did come up with technology that helped bring it back in time.
Edison was driven to perfect the commercially practical incandescent light bulb after British inventors invented the first early electric arc lamp in the early 1800s. Thomas Edison later died of complications from his illness on October 18, 1931, at his home, "Glenmont," in West Orange, New Jersey.
2. Example 2 : Ki Hadjar Dewantara
Ki Hadjar Dewantara, was born on May 2, 1889 in Yogyakarta. He came from a Yogyakarta aristocratic family and attended a Dutch-sponsored medical school but failed to complete the course. Ki Hadjar Dewantara was the founder of the Taman Siswa school system, and having had a widespread influence, he also pushed for modernization but also promoted Indonesian culture. He feels that education is the best way to strengthen Indonesian society.
The first Taman Siswa school was established in Java in July 1922. Instruction, conducted informally, emphasized the traditional skills and values of Javanese life, particularly in music and dance. Ki Hadjar Dewantara later died on April 26, 1959, in Yogyakarta. After his death, Ki Hadjar Dewantara was named one of the national heroes in the field of education.
3. Example 3 : Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles was born in Redditch, Worcestershire on 1 February 1994. He is the son of Anne Cox (née Selley) and Desmond “Des” Styles, who worked in finance. Many of his ancestors were farm laborers in Norfolk. Styles was raised in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire after his parents moved there along with his older sister, Gemma, when he was a child. He attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. Styles’ parents divorced when he was seven and his mother later was remarried to Robin Twist; he died in 2017. He has an older stepbrother named Mike and a stepsister named Amy, children of Twist. As a sixteen-year-old, he worked part-time at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.
As a child, Styles loved singing, covering songs from Elvis Presley. While at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive, Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo, which won a local Battle of the Bands competition. Styles has cited country singer Shania Twain as his “main influence” both musically and in fashion. He has also cited Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Harry Nilsson, Freddie Mercury, and Elvis Presley as being influences. His music contains elements of soft rock, pop, folk, rock, and Britpop.
Following a suggestion from his mother, on 11 April 2010, Styles auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor, singing a rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely”. He failed to progress to the “Boys” category at “judges’ houses”. Four others in his age group also failed, but at the suggestion by Nicole Scherzinger, a guest judge, they were put together as an ensemble at Wembley Arena in July 2010, during the “boot camp” stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the “Groups” category. The group consisting of Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, got together for two weeks to get to know one another and practice. In 2017, Styles said he had suggested the name One Direction to his bandmates and they agreed to keep it.
For their qualifying song at “judges’ houses”, and their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of “Torn”. Simon Cowell later commented that the performance convinced him that the group “were confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well.” Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell’s last act in the competition. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK.
In 2016 to present, he has been busy with the solo album and acting debut. In February 2016, Styles left the group’s management company Modest Management and joined Jeffrey Azoff’s Full Stop Management. Styles launched his own record label, Erskine Records, in May and he signed a recording contract with Columbia Records as a solo artist, the same label behind One Direction, in June. Styles wrote the song “Someday” in collaboration with Meghan Trainor for Michael Bublé’s album Nobody but Me, released in October.
In March 2017, Styles announced his first solo single titled “Sign of the Times” and the song was released on 7 April, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video for the song directed by Woodkid was also released, featuring Styles levitating and walking on water. The song was variously described by critics as pop rock and soft rock ballad with glam rock influences.
His self-titled debut album was released on 12 May 2017, whereupon it debuted at number one in several countries, including the UK, the US, and Australia. The record was heavily influenced by ’70s soft rock and was described by Variety as a “classic cocktail of psychedelia, Britpop, and balladry”. It received generally favorable reviews from critics and was included in several publications’ lists of the best albums of 2017.
Styles made his film debut in Christopher Nolan’s war film Dunkirk in July 2017, playing a British soldier named Alex who is a part of the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II. He appeared alongside actors Fionn Whitehead, Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, and Kenneth Branagh in the film.
G. Biography Text Questions and Answers Question Biography Text
Text 1
BJ Habibie Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie called BJ. Habibie was born on twenty five Gregorian calendar months 1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999). Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Giambattista Marino Poespowardojo. His father was a grower from Gorontalo of Bugis descent and his mother was a Javanese peeress from Yogyakarta. His elders met while learning in Bogor.
Once he was fourteen years old, Habibie’s father died. Following his father’s death, Habibie continued his studies in the national capital then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1962, Habibie came to the Republic of Indonesia for 3 months on leave. Throughout this point, he was reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the girl of R. Mohamad Besari. The 2 married in 1962, returning to Germany shortly later. Habibie and his mate settled in Aken for a brief amount before moving to Oberforstbach. In 1963 they had their 1st son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie.
1. Where was bj habibie born?
a. BJ Habibie was born in Bogor
b. BJ Habibie was born in Gorontalo
c. BJ Habibi was born in Yogyakarta
d. BJ Habibie was born in Parepare
Answer : D
2. What happened to BJ Habibie when he was fourteen years old?
a. His father died
b. He graduated from university
c. He married
d. He continuing his study
Answer : A
3. When did BJ Habibie get married?
a. He got married in 1955
b. He got married in 1962
c. He got married in 1963
d. He got married in 1936
Answer : B
4. Who is the first son of BJ Habibie?
a. Hasri Ainun
b. Thareq Kemal Habibie
c. R. Mohamad Besari
d. Ilham Akbar Habibie
Answer : D
5. “In 1963 that they had their 1st son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq Kemal Habibie.” (paragraph 2) The word “they” supported the text on top of refers to…
a. BJ Habibie
b. Ilham Akbar Habibie and Thareq Kemal Habibie
c. BJ Habibie and his wife
d. Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Giambattista Marino Poespowardojo
Answer : C
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