Done by: Cui Ting Wei Biography from: presidents.com/franklin-d-roosevelt%20http:// presidents.com/franklin-d-roosevelt%20

Function  Mainly highlights his political achievements

Form  3 rd person narrative structure

Features  Largely one sided view – praises Roosevelt

‘Official’ biography from the White House From: osevelt%20 osevelt%20 Done by: Lei Yuchong

Forms  Timeline format – begins with his greatest achievements, then starts on his life in a chronological order  Takes the form of a narrative  The ‘official’ biography of FDR from the official website of the US whitehouse.

Function  Informs us about his life and his road to becoming President of the United States  Demonstrates his notable achievements, such as implementing policies to help the USA out of the Great Depression  Shows the impact of his achievements, which have greatly benefitted the USA

Features  Biography in past tense, recounting FDR’s life  Third person perspective is used to capture how he struggled and fought his polio to succeed and become US President  Organizational principle – Starts of with a hook, stating the famous line from his inaugural address “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. This famous line captures the reader’s attention

Franklin Roosevelt Biography from: tm tm Done by: Desmond Sin

-3 rd person’s point of view -Chronological order, not biased, 2-sided -Lists major events of Franklon Roosevelt

Features  Organisational priciple.  Starts from time of his birth to how he died  In past tense, recounting the life of Franklin Roosevelt.

Function  Shows how he became the president of the U.S.  His major achievements as a president.  Glorifies him as a great leader who empathise and helped the people of the U.S