NAME_____________ DATE__________

CHECKLIST: RECOUNT
Student
Check Features of Recount Writing
Teacher Check and
Feedback
Does it open with an idea of what it is
about?
Is it written in paragraphs with natural
breaks?
Are the events in chronological order?
(the order in which things happened)
Is it in the ast tense?
Is it written in rst person? (using !I" or
!we")
Does it use ti!e connecti"es?
e#g# ne$t% &eanwhile% within hours% soon
afterwards% weeks later% etc#
'ave ad(ectives and adverbs been used
e)ectivel*?
If used% were speech &arks correct?
Is the last line linked to the introduction +
does it have a good conclusion?
(Adapted from Primary Resources, 2014).