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BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT TEXT

When we are learning English text type, especially recount, we are often confusing about terms
relating to each other’s. They are recount text, biography, and personal narrative. Do they are
different to each other?

Recount text is one kind of English text which should be studied by the tenth-grade students of
high school. This kind of text focuses to explore the events that have happened in other person’s
life or the own writer’s experience.

Biographical recount is a text which has a purpose to retell the event of famous person’s life. A
detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by someone else, it is nonfiction text.

Function of Biographical recount text


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 Biographical recount text


1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Describes the person's surroundings (where, when and how the person lived).
4. 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 of Biographical recount text


1. 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.Bagian awal biasanya mencakup latar belakang. Maka pada biographical recount biasanya
menjelaskan siapa tokoh yang ditulis dan apa perannya atau apa yang membuat penulis menuliskan
kisah hidupnya.

2. 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.

3. 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


1. 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.

2. 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.
3. 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 Biographical recount text


Short biographical recount text (focuses only on highlights of a person’s life)
Long biographical recount text (about life and times of someone in a lot more detail)

EXAMPLE:

Recount Text: Biography of Sukarno, Indonesian First President


Learning English recount text can be about recounting personal experiences and short biography
of famous persons. That's it is we are learning today. President Soekarno is considered as a great
man in the world. Do you know how did he struggle for Indonesia independence? Here is his
short biography for learning English text!

Biography of Sukarno, Indonesian First President

Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia. He was born in 6 June 1901
and died in 21 June 1970. He led his country to fight against Netherlands
and the man who proclaimed the independence. Sukarno was a prominent Orientation
leader of nationalist movement during the colonial period. He spent more
than a decade under the detention before released by the Japanese force.

Ir. Sukarno and all his nationalist fellows collaborated to collect support in
spreading nationalist ideas. When Japan surrender the Indonesian
independence was declared by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta on 17
Event 1
August 1945. At the same time, Sukarno was appointed as the president
and Mohammad Hatta as vice president. After became president, Sukarno
had to fight once again against resisting Dutch re-colonization efforts.

After parliamentary democracy chaos in 1957, Sukarno put an autocratic


system called Guided Democracy. It successfully ended the rebellions and
instability which were threatening the country. In the early 1960s, Sukarno Event 2
brought the country to the Soviet by giving protection and support to the
Indonesian Communist Party.

Unfortunately, the 30 September movement in 1965 ended the communist


era and Sukarno’s position as president was replaced by Suharto, the man
Event 3
who became president for 32 years. After Suharto in charged, Sukarno was
exiled to Bogor and spent the rest of his life there.

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