Reflective Summary M3 LA 3
BIOGRAPHY
A biography presents subject’s life story with highlighting various aspects of his or her life.
1. Social Function
The social function of biography provides details regarding the life of a person or a thing in entertaining but informative manner. By the end of a biography, readers feel like they are well-acquainted with the subject.
2. Generic Structure of the Text
The generic structure of biography is:
- Orientation
Orientation is at the opening paragraph. It gives the readers the background information of the person.
- Events
It tells how the person gets the success, the solution of the problems that she/he has in chronological order.
- Re-orientation
It is the conclusion or the comment that tells about the achievement or the contribution of the person.
3. The Significant Lexico-grammatical Features
The significant lexico-grammatical features of biography are:
§ Simple past tense
§ Temporal sequence and temporal conjunction
§ Specific participants
§ Action verbs
§ Third person
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