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Biography text is a kind of text which describes a person's life and written by someone else in detail.

The purpose of biography text :

1. To understand a person’s story of life outside of any accomplishments this person may be known for.
2. To enable many information and educate the readers.

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Generic Structure of 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 the biography text :

source : http://englishwithsmiles.blogspot.com/2017/05/biography-text.html

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.

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Kelas: SMP

Mapel: Bahasa Inggris

Bab : Biography text

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