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    Kalian tentu pernah bukan membaca biografi seorang tokoh? tapi kita hanya membacanya saja, tanpa mengetahui detail dari suatu teks biografi. Maka dari itu, kali ini kita akan memperdalam apa itu teks biografi dan bagaimana proses teks biografi disusun atau dibuat. tujuannya agar kita tidak menjadi pembaca yang konsumtif saja dan bisa lebih menghargai sebuah karya orang lain. Nah langsung saja kita mulai, check it out! 
Pengertian Biography text
   Dalam bahasa, biography tersusun dari dua kata yaitu Bios yang artinya Hidup dan Graphia yang artinya tulisan. 

   Dalam bahasa inggris dan secara istilahnya, Biography text is a detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by someone else, it is non fiction text. Atau dalam bahasa indonesia teks Biografi adalah suatu teks yang menggambarkan detail dari riwayat hidup seseorang secara nyata dan ditulis oleh orang lain.

Function of Biography
  •   To know a person’s story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person   may be known for.
  •   To give many information easily and educate the readers.
Characteristics of Biography


  • Biography Is not written by subject and always written in third person. Dengan kata lain teks biografi tidak dibuat oleh orang yang sedang diceritakan riwayat hidupnya, tetapi diceritakan oleh oranglain dalam sudut pandang orang ketiga.
  • Based on research. Teks tersebut dibuat berdasarkan fakta pengalaman hidup suatu tokoh berisi mengenai kisah atau cerita suatu tokoh dalam mengarungi kehidupannya, entah itu berupa kelebihan, masalah atau kekurangan yang ditulis oleh orang lain sehingga patut menjadi teladan.
  • describes the person's surroundings (where, when and how the person lived).

  • use vivid language to narrate events. Bahasa yang jelas harus benar-benar diaplikasikan dalam sebuah teks biografi agar menghindari kesalahan dalam informasi yang disajikan.
Generic Structure

  • ORIENTATION (INTRODUCTION)
It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the background information of the person. Biasanya berisi tentang biodata yang dinarasikan seperti nama lengkap, tempat dan tanggal lahir.
  • EVENTS
In events, should be chronological order. Tahap ini adalah bagian kejadian atau peristiwa yang dialami oleh tokoh. Berisi penjelasan suatu cerita baik itu berupa pemecahan masalah, proses berkarir, dan berbagai peristiwa yang pernah dialami oleh tokoh hingga mengantarkannya pada sebuah kesuksesan. 
  • RE-ORIENTATION (CLOSING)
It consist of conclusion or a comment or the writer. Tell about the echievement or the contribution of the person. Pada penutup, bagian ini berisi tentang pandangan penulis kepada tokoh yang dikisahkan. Reorentasi ini bersifat opsional, jadi boleh ada maupun tidak.
 
Grammar and language features

  • Use of simple past tense. Sebuah bentuk sederhana kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau. Menggunakan bentuk kata kerja kedua (verb 2).

e.g. : -The family then moved to his stepfather’s home country.

-He was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

  • Temporal sequence (urutan waktu) and temporal conjunction (konjungsi temporal). Sebagai penghubung antara satu kalimat dengan kalimat lain dalam urutan waktu.

e.g. : His parents separated when he was two years old.

  • Focus on Specific participants

Use of Action verbs. kelompok kata yang menjelaskan sesuatu hal yang secara aktif dilakukan oleh tokoh.

e.g. : the family then moved to his stepfather’s home country.

Types of biography

Short biography (focuses only on highlights of a person’s life)

Long biography (about life and times of someone in a lot more detail)

EXAMPLE


Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky (USA). He worked on the farm of his father. He attended school for less than a year, but taught himself to read and write. He did different types of jobs before he settled as a highly successful lawyer. He was gradually drawn to politics.

The country was having problems regarding the practice of slavery. The white men owned large farms in the southern states, Blacks were brought from Africa to work on these farms, They were kept as slaves. The people of northern states were against this practice of slavery and wanted to abolish it, The Constitution of America is based on the equality of man. Therefore, there was no place for slavery in that country,

At this difficult time, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the USA in 1860. He wanted to solve the problem of slavery. The southern states were against the abolition of slavery. This brought the unity of the country in danger. The southern states were prepared even to form a new country. Abraham Lincoln wanted all the states to remain united.

He faced many problems. He wanted to preserve the unity of the country at any cost. Finally a civil war broke out between the northern and southern states. He fought the war bravely and declared, 'A Nation cannot exist half free and half slave.' He won the war and kept the country united.

Lincoln was elected president for a second term. He was not against anybody and wanted everybody to live in peace. He made sincere efforts to heal the people's wounds caused by the war. In 1862, Lincoln declared that from then onwards all slaves would be free. This made him very popular among the people. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.



IDENTIFY STRUCTURE
ORIENTATION
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky (USA). He worked on the farm of his father. He attended school for less than a year, but taught himself to read and write. He did different types of jobs before he settled as a highly successful lawyer. He was gradually drawn to politics.
EVENTS
The country was having problems regarding the practice of slavery. The white men owned large farms in the southern states, Blacks were brought from Africa to work on these farms, They were kept as slaves. The people of northern states were against this practice of slavery and wanted to abolish it, The Constitution of America is based on the equality of man. Therefore, there was no place for slavery in that country,
At this difficult time, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the USA in 1860. He wanted to solve the problem of slavery. The southern states were against the abolition of slavery. This brought the unity of the country in danger. The southern states were prepared even to form a new country. Abraham Lincoln wanted all the states to remain united.
He faced many problems. He wanted to preserve the unity of the country at any cost. Finally a civil war broke out between the northern and southern states. He fought the war bravely and declared, 'A Nation cannot exist half free and half slave.' He won the war and kept the country united.
RE-ORIENTATION
Lincoln was elected president for a second term. He was not against anybody and wanted everybody to live in peace. He made sincere efforts to heal the people's wounds caused by the war. In 1862, Lincoln declared that from then onwards all slaves would be free. This made him very popular among the people. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.

   Nah jadi begitulah penjelasan detail mengenai Biography Text, dari mulai pengertian, karakteristik hingga mengidentifikasi struktur teks yang bisa dipelajari. semoga pembahasan artikel kalI ini dapat bermanfaat!

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