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HERI TRI SUTANTO

PLEASE LOOK THE PICTURE AND READ THE
QUOTATION!

“Some are born great,

some achieve greatness
and some have greatness
thrust upon them”

-Mahatma Gandhi-
BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT
TEXT
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO FIND THE

GENERAL AND THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
OF THE PICTURE GIVEN FROM INTERNET.
2. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE
GENERAL AND THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
FROM THE VIDEO OF NELSON MANDELA.
3. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION
FROM THE TEXT GIVEN
LET’S MEET A GREAT PERSON FROM
INDONESIA.

GUS DUR
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ORIENTATION

KH. Abdurahman Wahid (Gus Dur) was

born in Jombang, 7 September 1940. He
was the oldest of his five siblings, and was
born into a very prestigious family in the
Muslim community. He was the first
elected President of Indonesia after the
resignation of Soeharto in 1998.

PLACE AND DATE FAMILY

OF BIRTH BACKGROUND
 TEMPORAL
PARAGRAPH 2 SEQUENCE
CONJUNCTION

At the end of the war in 1949, Gus Dur moved

from Jombang to Jakarta. He joined KRIS
Primary School before moving to Matraman
Perwari Primary School. in 1954, Gus Dur began
junior high school. He failed to graduate and was
EVENT

forced to repeat. Then, his mother made a decision

to send him to Yogyakarta to continue his
education. in 1957, after graduating from junior
high school, he moved to Magelang to begin
muslim education at Tegalrejo Pesantren (muslim
school). he completed the pesantren course in two
years instead of the usual four.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE PAST VERB
PARAGRAPH 3

Gus Dur started his career as a teacher at

Tambak Beras Pesantren. After that he
continued his career as a journalist of tempo
and kompas. in 1984 he was elected as the
EVENT

leader of nahdlatul ulama. He became the

longest leader of nahdlatul ulama. Then, in
1999, Gus Dur founded a political party and he
was elected as the fourth president of Indonesia
in the election that was held by MPR.
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In his lifetime, Gus Dur espoused not only

REORIENTATI

democracy, but also tolerance. He made a real

practice in his daily actions. He became one of great
ON

leaders in Indonesia. A great leader will always be

measured by the public’s assessment after they have
gone, not by the praises of their supporters while
they are in power. Gus Dur is a clear example of a
presidential figure who has continued to be loved
and revered by the people long after he passed

WRITER’S
WHAT IS BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT TEXT ?

A BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT TEXT IS A TEXT

THAT INFORMS THE READER ABOUT A PERSON'S
LIFE BY RETELLING PAST EVENTS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS

WHAT IS THE SOCIAL FUNCTION?

TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SOMEONE’S LIFE SO

WE CAN GET INSPIRATION FROM HIS/HER LIFE
STORY.
 WHAT IS THE GENERIC STRUCTURE?

ORIENTATION

THE GENERIC
EVENT(S)
STRUCTURE

REORIENTATION
WHAT IS THE LANGUAGE FEATURES?

1. USING SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. USING TEMPORAL SEQUENCE
CONJUNCTION. (THEN, BEFORE,
AFTER)
 IT’S TIME TO WORK
GROUP WORK:

1. PLEASE MAKE A GROUP OF 5

2. PLEASE FIND THE GENERAL AND SPECIFIC
INFORMATION OF THE PICTURE GIVEN, THEN MAKE A
RIDDLE BASED ON THE INFORMATION GOT. (PLAYING A
RIDDLE) (20 MINUTES)
3. PLEASE WACTH THE VIDEO IN THE PADLET, THEN
WRITE THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE
FIGURE, THE CAREER / LIFE STORY OF THE FIGURE AND
THE VERB USED (20 MINUTES)

INDIVIDUAL WORK:
1. DOING A QUIZ IN WORDWALL
 THE EXAMPLE OF RIDDLE

WHO AM I?

I AM A MAN.
I WAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF AMERICA

I GOT A PULITZER PRIZE

I GOVERNED USA FROM 1961 TO 1963
SOMEONE SHOOTED ME IN 1963 IN DALLAS, TEXAS

JOHN F KENNEDY
 PLEASE IDENTIFY THE VIDEO
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
TABLE
NO COMPONENTS ANSWER

1 TITLE

BACKGROUND
2 INFORMATION

CAREER
3

4 LIFE STORY

5 ACTION VERB
 REFLECTION

1. What have we learned today?

2. What do you understand after studying the
material?
3. What are the difficulties in studying the material?
MEETING 2

WRITING A BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT

TEXT
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY

THE GENERAL AND THE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION FROM THE VIDEO.
2. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE A
DRAFT OF BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT
TEXT.
3. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE A
BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT TEXT
 HOW TO MAKE A
BIOGRAPHICAL REOUNT TEXT
FROM VIDEO
1. IDENTIFY THE
INFORMATION
2. MAKE A DRAFT

3. WRITE A TEXT BASED ON THE DRAFT

 IT’S TIME TO WRITE

1. PLEASE MAKE GROUP OF 5

2. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO IN PADLET, THEN PLEASE
IDENTIFY THE GENERAL AND THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
OF THE VIDEO BIOGRAPHY.
3. PLEASE MAKE A DRAFT BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU
GOT FROM THE VIDEO.
4. DIVIDE THE MEMBERS OF GROUP TO WRITE PARAGRAPH
OF ORIENTATION, EVENTS, AND REORIENTATION
5. IF YOU HAVE FINISHED WRITING THE PARAGRAPH, PLEASE
COMBINE THEM BECOME A FULL BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT
TEXT.
6. SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO THE PADLET.
MAKING A DRAFT USING MIND MAPPING

BACKGROUND
INFORMATION

TITLE CAREER/LIFE
STORY

CONCLUSION
REFLECTION
1. What have we learned today?
2. What do you understand after studying the
material?
3. What are the difficulties in studying the material?
THANK YOU…SEE YOU NEXT
TIME.