What possible traits

could lead a person

to bring a significant
impact in our
society?
 Biography of a
Significant Person
NONFICTION
 Reading Comprehension on
Valentina Tereshkova’s Biography
1. What events in Valya’s young life prepared her for travel to
space?
2. What real training did she undergo for space training?
3. What character trait did Valya show through these events?
4. Do you know someone who has the same kind of trait as
Valya’s? Did that person achieve an extraordinary
accomplishment in life as well?
5. What present day discoveries, inventions, and innovations
are you familiar with? How do they help the country/ world
towards human progress?
6. How can various scientific and technological discoveries
make you better individuals and members of the society?
 Reading and Learning from a Biography

➢ Biography is a nonfiction because it tells of a real person

and of real events.
➢ Plutarch – Greek writer and the Father of Biography
➢ Biography is “as stimulating as a short story, as
absorbingly dramatic as a play, as exciting as a novel,
and as thought-provoking as an essay.”
➢ The value of a biography depends on the biographer’s
attitude towards his or her subject and the purpose for
writing it.
 Elements in Writing a Biography

• Aside from the family and education background, a good

biography will contain all these elements and will present
them without extenuation or glorification.

1. The weaknesses and the strengths of the subject

2. The self-revealing actions of the subject
3. The events which influenced the subject
4. The achievements of the subject
5. The subject’s essential self or contribution to society
 Elements in Writing a Biography

1. The weaknesses and the strengths of the subject

• Refer to the subject’s positive and negative traits or experiences
2. The self-revealing actions of the subject
• Refer to the qualities that have been produced by the subject’s previous
experiences
3. The events which influenced the subject
• Refer to a significant life event that led the subject to pursue their goal
4. The achievements of the subject
• Refer to the most impactful achievement that he/she considers as important to
him, to others, and to the society
5. The subject’s essential self or contribution to society
• Narrates the impact of the person to society