biography text

 Definition of biography text 

A biography is a text written about someone else's life (usually someone famous). An autobiography is a text written about one's own life.

Characteristic of biography text

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 of biography text

1. Orientation

The orientation series contains an intro or introduction to the character being raised. The introduction should be written in general. For example, the focus is on discussing the character's family background, name of the character, educational history, and place of residence. Of course, from the data obtained, it is written in a narrative.

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

Reorientation refers more to the writer's response to the character raised. Of course, the author's response is about the characters he writes about.

Linguistic Elements 

1. Conjunctions

2. Word reference

3. Events Time and Place

4. Verbs

Example biography text

Biography of Sukarno, Indonesian First President

Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia. He was born in 6 June 1901 and died in 21 June 1970. He led his country to fight against Netherlands and the man who proclaimed the independence. Sukarno was a prominent leader of nationalist movement during the colonial period. He spent more than a decade under the detention before released by the Japanese force.

Ir. Sukarno and all his nationalist fellows collaborated to collect support in spreading nationalist ideas. When Japan surrender the Indonesian independence was declared by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta on 17 August 1945. At the same time, Sukarno was appointed as the president and Mohammad Hatta as vice president. After became president, Sukarno had to fight once again against resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts.

After parliamentary democracy chaos in 1957, Sukarno put an autocratic system called Guided Democracy. It successfully ended the rebellions and instability which were threatening the country. In the early 1960s, Sukarno brought the country to the Soviet by giving protection and support to the Indonesian Communist Party. Unfortunately, the 30 September movement in 1965 ended the communist era and Sukarno’s position as president was replaced by Suharto, the man who became president for 32 years. After Suharto in charged, Sukarno was exiled to Bogor and spent the rest of his life there.

Biography of the famous person 

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. She often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists, and she has a personal life that is avidly covered by the tabloid press.

Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voight in Los Angeles, California. In her earliest years, Angelina began absorbing the acting craft from her actor parents, Jon Voight, an Oscar-winner, and Marcheline Bertrand, who had studied with Lee Strasberg. Her good looks may derive from her ancestry, which is German and Slovak on her father's side, and French-Canadian, Dutch, Polish, and remote Huron, on her mother's side. At age eleven, Angelina began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions. She undertook some film studies at New York University and later joined the renowned Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles. At age 16, she took up a career in modeling and appeared in some music videos.

Jolie and Pitt announced in early 2006 that they would have a child together, and Jolie gave birth to daughter Shiloh that May. They also adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy named Pax. The couple, who married in 2014 and divorced in 2019, continue to pursue movie and humanitarian projects, and now have a total of six children. She was appointed Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George at the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to United Kingdom foreign policy and the campaign to end warzone sexual violence. 

Biography of the inventor 

Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla, (born July 9/10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire [now in Croatia]—died January 7, 1943, New York, New York, U.S.), Serbian American inventor and engineer who discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current machinery. He also developed the three-phase system of electric power transmission. He immigrated to the United States in 1884 and sold the patent rights to his system of alternating-current dynamos, transformers, and motors to George Westinghouse. In 1891 he invented the Tesla coil, an induction coil widely used in radio technology

Tesla was from a family of Serbian origin. His father was an Orthodox priest; his mother was unschooled but highly intelligent. As he matured, he displayed remarkable imagination and creativity as well as a poetic touch.

Training for an engineering career, he attended the Technical University at Graz, Austria, and the University of Prague. At Graz he first saw the Gramme dynamo, which operated as a generator and, when reversed, became an electric motor, and he conceived a way to use alternating current to advantage. Later, at Budapest, he visualized the principle of the rotating magnetic field and developed plans for an induction motor that would become his first step toward the successful utilization of alternating current. In 1882 Tesla went to work in Paris for the Continental Edison Company, and, while on assignment to Strassburg in 1883, he constructed, after work hours, his first induction motor. Tesla sailed for America in 1884, arriving in New York with four cents in his pocket, a few of his own poems, and calculations for a flying machine. He first found employment with Thomas Edison, but the two inventors were far apart in background and methods, and their separation was inevitable. 

CONCLUTION

A biography is a text written about someone else's life (usually someone famous). An autobiography is a text written about one's own life. Biography text has structure, there are; orientation, event, and reorientation. 

EXERCISE 

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional stylE. He, then, entered what was called the Blue PerioD. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.

Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

1. Why did Picasso become so popular? because ….

A. he was the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.

B. he was known for his great paintings

C. he painted in traditional style.

D. he was son of an art teacher.

E. he studied in art school.

2. According to text, Picasso ….

A. died in Spain 1973.

B. was born in Malaga, Italy.

C. was famous for his painting style.

D. had a father who worked as an art teacher.

E. finished his study at the academy of Arts in Madrid.

10. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Picasso’s father was not good at art.

B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.

C. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.

D. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.

E. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in a traditional style

Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24th, 1987, is an Argentinian football player for F.C BarcelonA. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the growing problem he had when he was younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.

Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown’s Newell’s Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel’s parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.

In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16th, 2004, in Barcelona’s derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium 0-1.. And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he is best player in the world.

4. According to the text, Messi’s parents moved to Barcelona ….

A. because they were very poor in Argentina

B. because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer

C. so that Messi could learn in the best soccer club

D. to get Messi’s health problem cured

E. to find the best treatment to cure Messi’s health problem

5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. he hasn’t really attractive face, but he’s a very good football player

B. Lionel Messi is a good player for F.C Barcelona

C. his best characteristics are on the foot has competitiveness

D. he appears to be a quite good and modest person

E. he has long black hair and brown eyes 

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