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Biography Text: Created By: Nanda Rafi H.A (16) Raka Bayu Saputra

This biography text provides information about the life of Muhammad Hatta, the first Vice President of Indonesia. It begins with an orientation that notes his birthplace and date. It then discusses his education in chronological order, from a private school to continuing his studies in the Netherlands. The text details Hatta's involvement in political organizations while studying abroad, as he worked to gain support for Indonesian independence. It concludes by noting some of his accomplishments and contributions to Indonesia.

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Biography Text: Created By: Nanda Rafi H.A (16) Raka Bayu Saputra

This biography text provides information about the life of Muhammad Hatta, the first Vice President of Indonesia. It begins with an orientation that notes his birthplace and date. It then discusses his education in chronological order, from a private school to continuing his studies in the Netherlands. The text details Hatta's involvement in political organizations while studying abroad, as he worked to gain support for Indonesian independence. It concludes by noting some of his accomplishments and contributions to Indonesia.

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Biography Text

created by:
Nanda Rafi H.A
(16)
Raka Bayu
Saputra (20)
What is Biography Text?

biography is a story or information


about a person's life. A biography is
more complex than just a curriculum
vitae and work data of a person,
biography also tells about the feelings
involved in experiencing these events.
Biographical text functions

• To know a person’s story about his/her


life outside of any accomplishments
this person may be known for.
• To give much information easily and
educate the readers.
Generic Structure

• Orientation (Introduction)
It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the
background information of the person.
•Events
In events, should be in chronological order.
• Orientation (Closing)
It consists of a conclusion or comment or the writer.
Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the
Grammar and Language Features

•Simple Past Tense


Simple Past Tense is the main menu in
making Biography Texts.
Example:

• Harry Edward Styles was born in Redditch,


Worcestershire on 1 February 1994.
• He is the son of Anne Cox (née Selley) and
Desmond “Des” Styles, who worked in finance.
Temporal Sequence and Temporal Conjunction

As a link between one sentence with


another sentence in chronological order.

Example:

Styles’ parents divorced when he was


seven and his mother later was
remarried to Robin Twist; he died in
2017.
Types of Biography

• Short Biography (focuses only on highlights of a


person’s life)

• Long Biography (about life and times of someone in a


lot more detail)
Example
Muhammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta or often called Bung Hatta was the first Vice President
of Indonesia. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukit tinggi, West Sumatera on
August 12th, 1902. His father is Haji Mohammad Djamil and his mother is
Siti Saleha. His father died when he was eight months old. Hatta married
to Rahmi Hatta on November 18th, 1945. The couple had three children
named Meutia Farida Hatta, Gemala Rabi’ah Hatta, and Halida Nuriah
Hatta.

Hatta started his education at a private school named Sekolah Melayu.


Then he went to ELS (European Language School). He continued his school
to MULO (Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs). Hatta began to show his
In 1919, Hatta went to Hogere Burgerschool (HBS) in Batavia (Jakarta). He finished his
study with distinction in 1921 and he was allowed to continue his study to Rotterdam
School of Commerce in Netherlands. He took economics as his major and got a
doctorandus degree. He then continued to pursue his doctorate degree, but he didn’t
finish his thesis because politics had taken over his life.

In Netherlands Hatta joined the Indische Vereeniging. In 1922, Indische Vereeniging


changed its named to Indonesische Vereeniging (Perhimpoenan Indonesia). Hatta was
the treasurer from 1922-1925 and then he became the chairman from 1926-1930.
Perhimpoenan Indonesia then changed from a student organization to political
organization that demand for Indonesia’s Independence. It expressed its voice through a
magazine called Indonesia Merdeka of which Hatta was the editor.

Hatta attended congresses all over Europe to gain more support from other nations, he
always as the chairman of Indonesia delegation. By the middle of 1927, Perhimpoenan
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