Biography Text Part 1-3

M. Fikri Ramdhani (22)
XII IPS 2

Biography Text Part 1

What Is The Biography Text?

Biographical text is an article that reviews a person's life or a person's life story while he is still alive.

The Purpose of Biography Text

The purpose of a biographical text is to educate the reader about the various sides of a character.

Characteristics of biographical text

There are several things that characterize the biographical text.  These characteristics include the following:

• The biographical text must carry information based on the facts of the character being told in the form of a narrative.

• The biographical text brings a reality of the life experience of a character to solve problems until it finally succeeds so that it must be used as an example.

• The biographical text has a clear structure.  The structure consists of orientation, problem, and reorientation.

Ir. Soekarno

Ir.  Soekarno was the first president of Indonesia and is also known as the father of the proclaimer of Indonesian independence.  Because, he was the one who echoed the text of the proclamation of Indonesian independence on August 17, 1945. 

Soekarno was born on June 6, 1901 in Blitar with the name Kusno Sosrodihardjo.  His father's name is Raden Soekemi Sosrodihardjo and his mother's name is Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai.  

In the early hours of August 17, 1945, Soekarno and several other figures made the preparation of the text of the proclamation to be proclaimed at 10.00 am.  Since then, August 17 has been designated as Indonesia's independence day.

Soekarno then served as the first president of Indonesia for 21 years.  Starting from the day he was inaugurated on August 18, 1945 until March 12, 1967.




M. Fikri Ramdhani (22)
XII IPS 2

Biography Text Part 2

Linguistic rules of biographical text

• Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that functions as a link between one word and another.  Conjunctions make a sentence effective and easy to read.  For example, such as: therefore, however, even though it is, it is not only that.

• Word reference
 A word reference is a word that refers to another word that has been said before.  This reference word is divided into several parts, including: 
- Place reference.  Example: Here, there, there.
- Refer people.  Example: He, he, he, they, and his.
- References to objects or problems.  example: this, that, and that.

• Occurrence, time and place
In the biographical text, there are words that have a function to show events, times, and places that have been or are being experienced by a character.

• Verb
This verb is divided into two parts, one of which is based on form and based on type.
- Form-based verbs
- Verbs based on affixes



Biography Text Structure

Orientation
Orientation is the introduction of a character.  Orientation, at the beginning of a text, should introduce the initial image of a character.

• Events or events and problems
This is a section that dives deeper into the life of a character.  This section usually begins in a character's childhood and progresses to adulthood.
This section also explains about the ups and downs experienced by the character and how a character can become what he is today in a straightforward manner supported by the facts of a character's life.

Reorientation
Reorientation is the closing part of a biographical text.  Reorientation provides conclusions regarding a character.  Even though it gives a conclusion, this reorientation must still be neutral.

Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton, a natural philosopher who is generally regarded as the most original and influential theorist in the history of science.  His discoveries in science were differential and integral calculations (calculus), a new theory of light and color, Newton also changed the structure of physical science with the three laws of motion and the universal law of gravity.  Key to the scientific revolution of the 17th century, Newton's work combined the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes and others into a new and powerful synthesis.

 After publishing the Principia on July 5, 1687, the book stated the three laws of motion that formed the basis of classical mechanics, the law of universal gravitation and the derivation of Kepler's laws previously obtained empirically.  Newton became more involved in public affairs.  In 1689 he was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament and during his stay in London he became acquainted with John Locke, the famous philosopher and Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, a brilliant young mathematician who became a close friend of Newton.

 In 1693, Newton somehow suffered a severe nervous breakdown, after he recovered, in 1696 with the help of Charles Montague, a colleague of Trinity, Newton was appointed Warden and later Master of the Mint.  His new position proved the most appropriate for him, he left Cambridge for London with no regrets.  

During this time, Newton enjoyed worldly power and success.  His position at the Mint provided him with comfortable social and economic status and he became an active and capable administrator.  In 1703, following Hooke's death, Newton was elected President of the Royal Society and was re-elected annually until his death.





M. Fikri Ramdhani (22)
XII IPS 2

Biography Text Part 3


Conclusion

Biographical text is an article that reviews a person's life or a person's life story while he is still alive. The purpose of a biographical text is to educate the reader about the various sides of a character.




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M. Fikri Ramdhani (22)
XII IPS 2

The Question About Biography Text


Kang Chol Hwan was born into a loyal family that had once lived in the large Korean community of Japan. In Kyoto, his grandfather had been supporter of Kim II Sung, North Korean’s Great Leader since 1945. In 1961 the grandfather returned with his family to North Korea and had important government post.

Within months, however, he was complaining to friends that North Korea was not the country he had expected. He was shocked to see so much poverty, which he eventually came to blame on the government’s stifl ing left for work and never returned. One morning in July 1977, when Kang was nine, his grandfather left for work and never returned.

A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guard stormed into Kang’s house “Your grandfather betrayed the fatherland,” one of them stated” You must be punished.”

Kang’s parents and grandmother sobbed as they forced to pack their belongings into two army trucks. The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother was left behind, “spared” because her own father was regarded as a revolutationary hero. That was the last Kang ever saw her.
1. What was a reason for Kang’s grandfather never returned to Kang’s house?
A. A supporter of Kim II Sung
B. Accused of betraying North Korea
C. Regarded as a hero
D. As an important person in Korea
E. Force Kang’s family to leave their homeland

2. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. The last minutes Kang gathered together with his mother
B. The day Kang ever saw his grandma and grandpa
C. The moment Kang’s father was regarded as a hero
D. The last day Kang’s parents and his grandma sobbed
E. The sad moment when Kang’s parents meet grandma

3. Why did Kang’s grandfather disappear?
A. He left for work and went somewhere else
B. He returned to North Korea
C. He was supporter of Kim II Sung
D. He went to the government’s office
E. He was kidnapped and punished by the security guards

4. A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guards stormed into Kang’s house.
The underlined word has the same meaning as ....
A. Destroyed
B. Attacked
C. Knocked
D. Involved
E. Knotted

I, Milton Friedman was born on July 31, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the fourth and last child and fi rst son of Sarah Ethel (Landau) and Jeno Saul Friedman. My parents were born in Carpatho-Ruthenia of the Soviet Union, They emigrated to the U.S. in their teens, meeting in New York. When I was a year old, my parents moved to Rahway, N.J., a small town about 20 miles from New York City.

I was awarded a competitive scholarship to Rutgers University. I graduated from Rutgers in 1932. I financed the rest of my college expenses by the usual mixture of waiting at tables, clerking in a retail store, occasional entrepreneurial ventures, and summer earnings. Shortly, however, I became interested in economics.

In economics, I had the good fortune to be exposed to two remarkable men: Arthur F. Burns and Homer Jones. Arthur Burns shaped my understanding of economics research, introduced me to the highest scientific standards, and became a guiding influence on my subsequent career. Homer Jones introduced me to rigorous economic theory, made economics exciting and relevant, and encouraged me to go on to graduate work. On his recommendation, the Chicago Economics Department offered me a tuition scholarship. As it happened, I was also offered a scholarship by Brown University in Applied Mathematics, but, by that time, I had definitely transferred my primary allegiance to economics. In 1976 I won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for my achievements in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy. In 1977, at age 65, I retired from the University of Chicago after teaching there for 30 years.

5. Who influenced Milton Friedman on economic research?
A. Sarah Ethel
B. Jeno Friedman
C. Arthur F. Burns
D. Homer Jones
E. Alfred Nobel

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