Recount Text

Recount Text

The Purpose

• to list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened (chronological order)

• to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience (or both)

Types of Recount

• personal recount -> usually retell an event that the writer was personally involved in

• factual recount -> recording an incident. e.g : a science experiment, police report

• imaginative recount -> writing an imaginary role and giving details of events, e.g : a day in the life of a pirate, how I invented ___

Features of Recount

• focuses on individual participants / event

Structure

• the recount has title, which usually summarizes the text

• specific participants

• details are selected to help the reader reconstruct the activity or incident

• the ending may describe the outcome of the activity, e.g in a science activity

• details of time, place and incident need to be clearly stated, e.g : at 8.00 p.m we drove to Semarang

• descriptive details may also be required to provide information

• includes personal thought / reactions

Language

• is written in the past tense

• frequent use is made of words which link events in time

• recounts describe events, so plenty of use is made of verbs and adverbs

• details are often chosen to add interest or humor to the recount

• use of personal pronouns (I, we)

• the passive voice may be used

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