Daily test of Biography text

What is biography text?

• text that describe a particular person, thing, or place in specific.

• a detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by someone else

• a detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by themselves

• a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analyses.

• a text that elaborates the writer's opinion on phenomena or issues without persuading the reader to do something

What is the social function of Biography text?

• To describe a specific thing.

• To inform the reader about a fact in general

• To describe past experience

• to persuade the listener or reader that there is a case that, certainly, needs to get attention

• To know a person’s story about his/her life outside of any accomplishments this person may be known for.

What is the generic structure of the biography text?

• Thesis-arguments-reiteration

• Orientation-events-reorientation

• Orientation-complication- resolution - coda

• general classification- description

• newsworthy event-background event-source

... Along with her father and other freedom fighters, including kapitan pattimura, Christina was captured and carried aboard in ...

The underlined sentence is one of language features of Biography text..

• The use of pronoun

• The use of Linking verb

• The use of past verb

• the use of passive voice

• The writer's opinion

The generic structure of biography text which consists of a conclusion or comment or the writer and tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person is usually called by ......

• events

• reiteration

• Orientation

• reorientation

• evaluation

The generic structure of biography text which gives the readers the background information of the person, usually called by.... .

• Reorientation

• Identification

• Orientation

• Events

• conclusion

Biographies are written in which order?

• Problem and solution

• Order of importance

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological order

• steps in order

Habibie started his real career in Germany Aircraft Industries by becoming the Head of Research and Development of Structure Analysis in Hamburg, Germany (1965-1969). Later, he became the Vice President and Technology Director of MBB Gmbh, Hamburg and Munchen (1973-1978), and Technology Senior Advisor to the MBB Board of Directors (1978). While working in Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), he conducted many research assignments, producing theories on thermodynamics, construction, and aerodynamics, known as the Habibie Factor, Habibie Theorem, and Habibie Method, respectively.

From the text above, we know that ....

• Habibie started his career as Conductor

• Habibie was the vice president in 1967

• Habibie was technology senior advisor in 1978

• Habibie conducted 2 research in Munchen

• Habibie became general manager in MBB Gmbh

Soekarno, born as Kusno Sosrodiharjo, was the first President of Indonesia. He was the leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Nederland and was Indonesia’s first president from 1945-1967. He was prominent leader of Indonesia’s nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces.

Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Hatta declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, whereby Sukarno was appointed as first president. Sukarno led Indonesians in resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch acknowledge of Indonesian independence in 1949.

The communicative purpose of the text is … in Indonesia’s independence

• describing Soekarno’s role

• informing who was Soekarno

• explaining Soekarno’s struggle

• presenting the effort of Soekarno

• retelling the historical life of Soekarno

A Memoir of WS Rendra

Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra known as WS Rendra was born in Solo on November 7, 1935. He was a poet, writer, dramatist, cultural activist, and theater director. He was one of the most talented artists and often called “the peacock” by the press.

Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the same school as Marlon Brando, the greatest movie actor of all time. After he graduated, he returned to Indonesia in 1968, and he founded Bengkel Teater (Theater Workshop) in Yogyakarta. The group quickly astonished audiences with works that were artistically experimental. Rendra rose to fame as a poet in the 1950’s. he is also credited as the man who brought modern Indonesian theater to its maturity through his experimental works with Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into modern context.

In 1969, he created a series of dramas without any dialogue where actors employed their bodies ad simple sounds such as bip bop, zzzz, and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet Gunawan Mohamad dubbed these experimental performances as a “mini-word theater.”

Rendra died at the age of 73, but he remained the most influential poet of the country.

How did Bengkel Teater amaze their fans?

• They created up-to-date artwork

• The introduced a new drama workshop

• They changed traditional theater into modern one

• The performed artistically experimental works

• The performed modern expressions to the audience