Biography
Biography text is text that tells details of a
person's life story or history. biography text tells the story of someone being
born to success or death. starting from the nature, habits, personality to the
work of a person, everything is explained in detail in the biographical text.
The purpose of biography text is to give the information, motivation and
inspiring the reader
Features of biography text
1. Character family background.
2. Educational background
3. Job background
4. Achievement
5. Other information about the figure
Characteristic of biography text
1.
contains
facts from the life of the figure
2.
the
narrative of the text can be made as interesting as possible
3.
Biography
text is inspiring and motivating for readers to imitate and learn positive
things from the figure
4.
Most
biographical texts have the aim of conveying the message of the figure
Structure
1.
Orientation
introduce the characters to be told
in general. and can answer questions from 5W+1H. Orientation usually contains
biodata such as full name, place of birth date and background of the character
2.
Event
In this section, it tells the life struggles of
characters from 0 to success and can inspire many people
Types of biography
1. Based on author :
·
Biography
(written by other people)
·
Autobiography ( written by the character himself)
2.
Based
on contents
·
Journey of life (memorable life story of a character)
·
Career biography (story of the character's career journey)
3.
Based
on its Permission
·
Authorized
biography (licensed)
·
Unauthorized biography (not
licensed)
4.
Based
on the issues discussed
·
Intellectual Biography (collecting a lot of research to collect writing material)
·
Political Biography (life story of state figures in the field of politics)
·
Journalistic biography (written based on the results of interviews with figures to be written,
or figures who are informants of supporting material of the text)
5.
By
publisher
·
Book Itself (Produced by the publisher's own expense)
·
Subsidy book (production costs borne by the sponsor)
Example of biography text
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.
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