HISTORICAL RECOUNT

​HISTORICAL RECOUNT

By Diana Mayasari

Open Ended

What is Historical Recount?

DEFINITION

A historical recount text is a type of writing that retells historical events from the past.

The primary purpose of historical recount texts is to inform readers about significant past events, providing a clear and factual narrative that enhances understanding of history.

PURPOSE

Multiple Choice

Historical Recount Text doesn't have...

• Orientation

• Events

• Reorientation

• Steps

TEXT ORGANIZATION

Historical recounts typically begin with background information or orientation, such as the setting and participants, and may include details about the time and place of the event. They often use first-person pronouns and are written in the past tense to describe events that have already occurred. The structure usually includes an orientation, a series of events, and a reorientation.

​ORIENTATION

This section introduces the context of the recount, including who was involved, what happened, when it occurred, and where it took place. It sets the stage for the reader to understand the background of the events.

​SERIES OF EVENTS

The main body of the text presents the events in chronological order. This logical sequencing is crucial for maintaining clarity and coherence, allowing readers to follow the narrative easily.

​REORIENTATION

While not always present, this optional section may summarize the events or reflect on their significance, providing closure to the recount.

Multiple Choice

When you write the historical recount text, what tenses you should use?

• present tense

• present continuous

• past tense

• future tense

​LANGUAGE FEATURE

Historical recount texts predominantly utilize the past tense to describe events that have already occurred. This includes simple past, past continuous, and past perfect tenses, which help to establish the timeframe of the events being recounted.

Multiple Choice

Which one is not related to what historical recount text is?

• a text that tells historical event

• a text that tells important event

• a text that tells event happened in the past

• a text that tells the personal experience

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the historical recount text?

• to inform the historical past events

• to describe the historical experience

• to explain how to appreciate the past

• to retell the personal experience

Multiple Choice

When you write the historical recount text, what tenses you should use?

• Present Tense

• Continuous Tense

• Past Tense

• Future Tense

Multiple Choice

When you write the historical recount text, what can you put in the re-orientation part?

• The background of the story

• The series of events

• Recommendation

• Your opinion towards the history

Multiple Choice

What is recount text?

• a. A past text

• b. An old text

• c. A text tells the reader about something happened in the past and usually in chronological order

• d. A text tells the reader information about something

• e. A text that tells a report

Multiple Choice

What is historical recount text?

• a. A past text

• b. An old text

• c. A text tells the reader about something happened in the past

• d. A text tells the reader about events in the past that has historical values.

• e. A text that tells about imaginative role

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the historical recount text?

• to inform the historical past events

• to describe the historical experience

• to explain how to appreciate the past

• to retell the personal experience

Multiple Choice

the following statement are correct about historical Recount text, except ....

• Telling a story happened in the past

• telling a story about a particular event

• mostly using simple present tense

• the paragraphs must be written in sequence

Multiple Choice

What is the generic structure of recount text.

• Introducting – Events – Orientation.

• Orientation- Events- Re-orientation

• Re-orientation – Events – Orientation

• Events – Re-orientation – Events 2

• Introducing - Orientation - Events

Multiple Choice

Which one is not related to what historical recount text is?

• a text that tells historical event

• a text that tells important event

• a text that tells event happened in the past

• a text that tells the personal experience