BIOGRAPHICAL RECOUNT TEXT

1. Generic structure

The purpose of a biographical recount is to inform by retelling past events and achievements in a person’s life.The texts consist of three parts:

a) Part 1: orientation

It given the reader the background information as two why this person is

Noteworthy and should have a biography written about the. The opening paragraph should answer the questions: who, what, where, when, and how.

b) Part 2: series

It presents a series of events, usually told in chronological order. Here the writer might refer to a certain time on line.

c) Part 3: reorientation

It consists of a type of conclusion with a comment on the contributions this person has made or a summary and evaluation of the person’s achievement.

2. Language Features

• A biographical recount uses specific names of the people involved in the biography.
• It is mainly written in simple past tense (the final paragraph could also include the present tense). See about simple past tense : 
  1. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense
  2. https://learningenglish2017.wordpress.com/
  3. https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/irregular-verbs-list.htm
  4. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/regular-and-irregular-verbs)
•  A biographical recount also uses liking word to do with time.
•  A biographical recount describes events, so it uses many verb or action verb.

The Characteristc of Biographical Recount Text (https://learningenglish2017.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/the-characteristic-of-biographical-recount-text/)