Nama : Frian Saputra

No. UKG : 201699432867

LK 1: Lembar Kerja Belajar Mandiri

Judul Modul 4 ENGLISH FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
Judul Kegiatan Belajar (KB) 1. Biography
2. Historical Recount
3. Fables
4. Legend
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1. BIOGRAPHY
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Definition
Biography is detailed description of a person’s life. It
involves more than just the basic facts like education,
work, relationships, and death: it portrays a person’s
experience of these life events.

Social Function of biography

To know a person story about her/his life outside of any
accomplishment this person may be known for and to
give lots of information easily and to educate the
readers.

Characteristics of Biography
Biography is not written by subject and is always written
in third person. In other word, biographycal text are not
made by people who are being told their life history, but
are told by other people in the perspective of third
people.

Grammar and Language Features

a. Use of simple past tense
b. Temporal sequence and temporal conjunction
c. Focus on specific participant
d. Use of action verb

Generic Structure
a. Orientation ( introduction)
b. Events
c. Re-orientation (closing)

2. HISTORICAL RECOUNT

Definition
Historical recount is related to the history of a place or
an object which is very memorable and considered
important throughout life.
 Social Function of Historical recount
a. To describe past historical experience by retelling
chronological events by involving the important
dates, characters as well as the place of the events.
b. To perform all-interpretive aspects in the historical
recount to be able to compile historical synthesis
based on the existence of careful research through
the selection of historical facts.

Characteristics of Historical Recount

a. Retelling the past historical event
b. Upholding the history of a place or object
c. Written scientifically or imaginatively
d. Purposing for informing or entertaining (can be
both)

Generic Structure
a. Orientation
b. Events
c. Re-orientation

Language Feature
a. Specific participant
b. Pronoun
c. Material process
d. Adverb
e. Past tense
f. Adjective
g. Evaluative words
h. Time connection

3. FABLE
Definition
Fable is a fictional story, poems, or prose with a specific
moral or lesson that is conveyed to the reader. It’s talked
about the animal which speak and act like human beings.

Social Function of Fables

a. To entertain or to amuse the reader about the
interesting story.
b. To convey moral messages or lesson to the readers,
especially for children to behave morally in the
world to understan the values of yhe culture in
which they are written.

Characteristics of Fable
a. Using at least one character makes a bad decision
b. Using simple plot and character
c. Involving a character who is sly or clever
d. Using animals or elements of nature ( non-human
 characters)
e. Containing moral lesson
f. Using personification
g. Containong a funny and amusing story
h. Reflecting cultural beliefs

Generic Structure
a. Orientation
b. Complication
c. Resolution

Language Feature
a. Using common and non specific setting
b. Often taking place outside
c. Using past action verb
d. Using specific noun as pronoun of person, animal in
the story
e. Using adjective which are for noun phrase
f. Using past tense
g. Ending in happy resolution
h. Using adverb
i. Using time connectives and conjunction to arrange
the events

4. LEGEND

Definition
Legend is a story of human events or action that has not
proved nor documented in real history. Legend are
retold as if they are real events and were believes to be
historical accounts.

Social Function of Legend

a. To present the story of human action in such way
that they are percieved by the listeners or readers
to be true (in literature).
b. To entertain or to amuse the readers about the
interesting story.

Chararacteristic
a. Set in specific place
b. The main character is human
c. Fiction
d. Heroes perform greet deed

Generic Structure
a. Orientation
b. Complication
c. Resolution
d. Re-orientation
 Language Feature
a. Using adjective
b. Time connection and conjunction
c. Using adverb
d. Action verb in the past tense
e. Use saying verb that marks remarks
f. Use thinking verb
g. Use dialogue

2 Daftar materi yang sulit 1. The term of a biography, a biographical work and
dipahami di modul ini Curriculum Vitae almost has similar situation.

3 Daftar materi yang sering 1. Fables, Fairy tales, Legend.It make the student confuse
mengalami miskonsepsi and difficult to describe the meaning of them.