Hello everyone, Today im gonna explain about Biography Text.
• What is Biography text ?
Biography is the story of a person's life that is more complex than just a curriculum vitae and work data. Generally, biographies tell more about the feelings a person faces in dealing with an event or a person's life. The biography describes 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.
• What is Purpose of the Biography text ?
The purpose of a biography is to share the life of another person with an audience. An author may choose to write a biography because they find the subject's story to be interesting or to have themes that apply to life today
• What is General Structure of the Biography text ?
Orientation
It is the opening paragraph. It tells the background information of the person. Usually, it consists of a person's identity such as full name, address and date of birth.
Events
It is written in chronological order. This paragraph tells about the event happened to the person.
Re - orientation (optional)
It consists of conclusion or a comment or the writer. It also tells about the achievement or the contribution of the person.
Linguistic features of biography text :
Use simple past tense
Example : He was born on August 17, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Use time sequence
Example : His parents were divorced when he was three years old.
Focus on specific participant
Example : Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky (USA). He worked on the farm of his father.
Use action verb
Example : He did different types of jobs before he settled as a highly successful lawyer.
EXAMPLE of Biography Text
Michael Faraday
Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current. While conducting these studies, Faraday established the basis for the electromagnetic field concept in physics, subsequently enlarged upon by James Maxwell. He similarly discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and laws of electrolysis. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became viable for use in technology.
As a chemist, Michael Faraday discovered benzene, investigated the clathrate hydrate of chlorine, invented an early form of the Bunsen burner and the system of oxidation numbers, and popularized terminology such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion.
Although Faraday received little formal education and knew little of higher mathematics, such as calculus, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. Historians of science refer to him as the best experimentalist in the history of science. The SI unit of capacitance, the farad, is named after him, as is the Faraday constant, the charge on a mole of electrons (about 96,485 coulombs). Faraday’s law of induction states that magnetic flux changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force.
Faraday was the first and foremost Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, a position to which he was appointed for life.
Albert Einstein kept a photograph of Faraday on his study wall alongside pictures of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell.
Faraday was highly religious. He was a member of the Sandemanian Church, a Christian sect founded in 1730 that demanded total faith and commitment. Biographers have noted that a strong sense of the unity of God and nature pervaded Faraday’s life and work.
1. What was Michael Faraday expert?
A. science, history and religion
B. chemistry, electricity and calculus
C. electronic, technology and religion
D. chemistry, physic and mathematics
E. physic, technology and photography
2. Which of the following statements closely relates to Michael Faraday?
A. Michael Faraday dedicated his life in science and religion.
B. Michael Faraday was downhearted his life in science.
C. Michael Faraday concentrated his life in technology.
D. Michael Faraday was one of successful scientists.
E. Michael Faraday poured his science in technology.
3. Based on the first paragraph, we conclude that ….
A. Faraday and James found the similar electromagnetic
B. Faraday found the electromagnetic induction
C. James discovered a DC electric current
D. James invented the motor technology
E. Faraday found the motor technology
General Sudirman was a high ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, he continues to be widely respected in the country. On 12 November 1945, at an election to decide the military’s commander-in-chief in YogyakartA. The 24 years old Sudirman was chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close votE. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in AmbarawA. The ensuing battle and British withdrawal strengthened Sudirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18 December. General Sudirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July 1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949 Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independencE. He is buried at Semaki Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.
4. What is the monologue about? A. A biography of General Soedirman B. The family of General Soedirman C. The death of General Soedirman D. A spirit of General Soedirman for the Indonesian Armed Forces E. The military forces commanded by General Soedirman
5. What can we infer from the monolugue? A. His uncle’s name was also Soedirman B. January is the month of Maulud C. Soedirman was shot and died in the military war D. Soedirman died when he was relatively young E. Soedirman died on 1 March 1949
Caption Text • What is Caption Text? A caption is a short text above or below an image in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the image or explains what the person in it did or said. • What is function of Caption Text? Captions have a social function, namely to provide basic information about an object. • What is Characteristic of Caption Text? -Short text -Free to use any tenses -Does not explain the image that is clearly visible -Unnamed unless required -Can contain motivation, gossip, advice and others Example Of Caption Text picture of the condition of the people of Jakarta who want to go to work by using public transportation, namely Transjakarta Exercise (Page 8-9) (For Text 1 and Text 2) 1. What's the text about? 2. who are in the picture ? 3. What do they do based on the picture? 4. where did the picture publish? 5. Why did the Writer write this text? Answer (Text 1) 1. Its about ruin of the first phase of Jakarta MRT 2. Its j...
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