BIOGRAPHY TEXT
WHAT IS BIOGRAPHY
Biography text is a detailed description or account of
a person’s life and written by someone else, it is
nonfiction text.
FUNCTION OF BIOGRAPHY
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.
CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOGRAPHY
Biography is not written by subject and always
written in the third person.
Describes the person’s surroundings (where,
when and how the person lived).
Use vivid language to narrate events.
Based on research.
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF BIOGRAPHY
Orientation (Introduction)
It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers
the background information of the person.
Events
In events, should be in chronological order.
Re-Orientation (Closing)
It consists of a conclusion or comment of the
writer. Tell about the achievement or the
contribution of the person.
GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
Simple Past Tense
Temporal Sequence and Temporal
Conjunction, When will something
happen? Which of the two happened
first?
Use Action Verbs , An action verb is a
verb that the subject can do
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. He is an American computer programmer and
Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net
worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the
world.
He is the son of Karen (Kempner), a psychiatrist, and Edward Zuckerberg, a dentist. His ancestors
came from Germany, Austria, and Poland. He and his three sisters, Randi, Donna, and Arielle, were
brought up in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a small Westchester County village about 21 miles north of
Midtown Manhattan. Zuckerberg was raised Jewish and had his Bar Mitzvah when he turned 13.
At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg excelled in classes. He transferred to the exclusive private
school Phillips Exeter Academy, in New Hampshire, in his junior year, where he won prizes in science
(math, astronomy, and physics) and classical studies. On his college application, Zuckerberg claimed
that he could read and write French, Hebrew, Latin, and ancient Greek.
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dormitory room on February 4, 2004.
He was assisted by his college roommates and fellow Harvard students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew
McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The group then introduced Facebook to other college
campuses. Facebook expanded rapidly, reaching one billion users by 2012. Meanwhile, Zuckerberg was
involved in various legal disputes brought by others in the group, who claimed a share of the company
based on their involvement during the development phase of Facebook.
In December 2012, Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced that over the course of their
lives they would give the majority of their wealth to “advancing human potential and promoting
equality” in the spirit of The Giving Pledge. On December 1, 2015, they announced they would
eventually give 99 percent of their Facebook shares (worth about US$45 billion at the time) to the Chan-
Zuckerberg Initiative.
Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential
people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year award. In December 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked
10th on Forbes list of The World’s Most Powerful People. According to Forbes Magazine, Zuckerberg
has a net worth of US$55.9 billion as of February 2017.
Generic Structure
Orientation :
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. He is an American computer
programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and
co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March
2017, ranking him th.e fifth richest person in the world.
Events :
He is the son of Karen (Kempner), a psychiatrist, and Edward Zuckerberg, a dentist. His
ancestors came from………………second paragraph to fifth paragraph
Re-orientation:
Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most
influential people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year award. In December
2016, Zuckerberg was ranked 10th on Forbes list of The World’s Most Powerful People.
According to Forbes Magazine, Zuckerberg has a net worth of US$55.9 billion as of
February 2017.
Language Features
Simple Past :
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984
His ancestors came from…..
He and his three sisters, Randi, Donna, and Arielle, were brought up….
Zuckerberg was raised Jewish and had his Bar Mitzvah when he turned
13.
He transferred to the exclusive private school Phillips Exeter Academy, in
New Hampshire, in his junior year, where he won prizes
Temporal sequence and Temporal Conjunction :
Temporal conjunctions tells us about the time.
Meanwhile, Since
Action Verb:
Transferred, claimed,launced, assisted,inroduced, announced
