This is the final exam of Computer Assisted Language Learning of English Language Education Study Program Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta Indonesia.

1. BIOGRAPHY
CREATED BY:
MARIA ARDIANTI KURNIA SARI / 131214150

2. WHAT IS BIOGRAPHY?
• BIOGRAPHY IS SIMPLY A BIO THAT GIVES AN ACCOUNT IS DETAILED DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE LIFE OF A
PERSON.
• IT INCLUDES THE BASIC FACTS SUCH AS CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, CAREER, RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY AND
DEATH.
• BIOGRAPHY OF A PERSON MOSTLY IN A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
• THE PERSON WHO WRITES BIOGRAPHIES IS CALLED BIOGRAPHER.

3. TYPES OF BIOGRAPHY
• AUTOBIOGRAPHY
IT TELLS THE STORY OF A PERSON’S LIFE, WHO WRITES IT HIMSELF OR HERSELF.
• BIOGRAPHY
IT NARRATES THE LIFE OF A PERSON WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON OR WRITER. IT IS FURTHER DIVIDES INTO FIVE CATEGORIES:
a.POPULAR BIOGRAPHY
b.HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY
c.LITERARY BIOGRAPHY
d.REFERENCE BIOGRAPHY
e.FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY

4. CONTINUE….
• MEMOIR
THIS IS A MORE FOCUSED TERM THAN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR BIOGRAPHY. IN A MEMOIR, A WRITER
HIMSELF/HERSELF NARRATES THE DETAILS OF A PARTICULAR EVENT OR SITUATION OCCURRED IN
HIS/HER LIFETIME.

5. EXAMPLE OF BIOGRAPHY IN LITERATURE
• SHAKESPEARE: A LIFE BY PARK HONAN
IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE AND COMPLETE NARRATIVE EVER WRITTEN ABOUT THE LIFE OF
SHAKESPEARE. PARK HONAN HAS USED RICH AND FRESH INFORMATION ABOUT SHAKESPEARE IN ORDER TO
CHANGE THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE READERS FOR THE PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS ROLE AS A POET AND ACTOR. THIS
BOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERS FROM OTHER BIOGRAPHIES THAT IMAGINE DIFFERENT ROLES FOR HIM, COMMENTING
ON HIS SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COLORFUL INTRIGUES. THOUGH DETAILED PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES AND
IMAGINATIVE REFORMS ABOUT HIM COULD BE AMUSING, IN FACT, THEY DAMAGE CREDIBILITY OF THE SOURCES.
THEREFORE, MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO KNOW ABOUT HIM, WHICH IS NOT A NEW THING BUT THIS ONE
IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE.

6. FUNCTION OF BIOGRAPHY
• TO PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING THE LIFE OF A PERSON OR A THING IN A ENTERTAINING BUT INFORMATIVE MANNER.
• THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL LIFE STORIES COULD MOTIVATE AND PUT CONFIDENCE INTO THE READERS

7. REFERENCE
• HTTP://LITERARYDEVICES.NET/BIOGRAPHY/