Definition of Recount (Pengertian dan Definisi)

Apa sih sebenarnya yang dimaksud dengan recount tersebut? Secara

sederhana, dapat dikatakan bahwa recount adalah sebuah teks bacaan yang
isinya menceritakan kejadian atau pengalaman di masa lalu. Bisa dikatakan
juga bahwa recount ini mirip atau sejenis teks cerita namun yang diambil dari
kejadian pengalaman di masa lampau yang sudah dialami sebelumnya. Agar
lebih jelas mari kita lihat kutipan definisi berikut!

Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose
is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication
among the participants and that differentiates from narrative. A recount text
has an orientation, a series of events in chronological order, personal remarks
on the events, and a reorientation that “rounds off” the sequence of events. 

Dari kutipan penjelasan di atas dapat kita ketahui bahwa di dalam recount ini
tidak ada komplikasi dalam ceritanya. Hal ini juga mengindikasikan bahwa
recount ini berbeda dengan jenis teks narrative. Dari penjelasan tersebut
dapat diketahui juga bahwa teks ini memiliki ciri khusus atau generic structure
sebut saja orientation dan juga reorientation. Selanjutnya mari kita perhatikan
penjelasan berikut!

In the text, you will find words and phrases used to start, connect a sentence
with the next one, and end your composition. Recount texts tell a series of
events and evaluate their significance in some way.

Generic Structure of Recount

Generic Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the
story

Language Feature of Recount

Language Feature of Recount
• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc
• Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
• Using simple past tense

Social function
to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining 

When writing recounts you should:

1. Focus on individual people i.e. use the words, I or we 
2. Use words which indicate when (e.g. after lunch) and where the events
took place (e.g. in the shed) 
3. Write in the past tense e.g. had, visited 
4. Use action words e.g. helped, crutched. 

Examples of recount texts

To understand "recount" easily, I include an example that can be learned. For
a while I was just going to give a few examples, but next time I will give more
examples to make it complete.

Contoh Recount Text dan Terjemahan

My Day
I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm
clock didn't go off. Then, I was in such a hurry that I burned my hand when I
was making breakfast. After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to
wear socks. 

Next, I ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed
it. I wanted to take a taxi, but I didn't have enough money.

Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to discover that it was
Sunday! I hope I never have a day as the one I had yesterday. (Taken from
Ready to Write, 2003)

Our trip to the Blue Mountain

Orientation 
On Friday we went to the Blue Mountains. We stayed at David and Della’s
house. It has a big garden with lots of colourful flowers and a tennis court.

Events 
On Saturday we saw the Three Sisters and went on the scenic railway. It was
scary. Then, Mummy and I went shopping with Della. We went to some
antique shops and I tried on some old hats.

On Sunday we went on the Scenic Skyway and it rocked. We saw cockatoos

having a shower.

Reorientation
In the afternoon we went home.

Pengertian
“A report text is a type of text that announce the result of an investigation or announce
something. The information given in a report text is very general information.”

Tujuan

“Social function of report text is to present

information about something generally to the
reader.”

Generic Structure
General Classification
berisi pernyataan umum tentang subject yang dibicarakan atau dibahas.

Description
merupakan bagian yang memberikan gambaran secara detail mengenai subject yang dibahas
pada bagian general classification.

Contoh Report Text

Venice

General Classification :
Venice is a city in northern Italy. It is the capital of region Veneto. Together with Padua, the city is
included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area. Venice has been known as the “Queen of the
Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117
small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.

Description:
Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about
150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400
bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is
on water or on foot.

You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used for
tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorized
waterbuses (“vaporetti”) which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s
islands. The city also has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by
Venetians are the traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points
without bridges.

You can see the amusing city’s landmarks such as Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Contarini del
Bovolo, Saint Mark’s Cathedral or villas of the Veneto. The villas of the Veneto, rural residences
for nobles during the Republic, are one of the most interesting aspects of Venetian countryside.
They are surrounded by elegant gardens, suitable for fashionable parties of high society. The city
is also well known for its beautiful and romantic view, especially at night.


Judul atau jenis kejadian (The title/type of event)
 Tanggal dan waktu (date and time)
 Tempat (place)
 orang/alamat yang dapat dihubungi (contact person/address)

Contoh Announcement

1. Pengumuman orang hilang

 contoh Missing person announcement

2. Berita pernikahan
 Contoh Announcement Of the wedding

3. Berita Duka
 contoh Obituaries announcement

Pengertian, Tujuan, Struktur, dan

 

Contoh Advertisement
Biasanya seseorang bila ingin memasarkan produk, jasa, atau lawangan kerja melalui iklan.
Iklan dalam bahasa inggris biasa disebut advertisement.

Pengertian

Advertisement ( iklan ) is a text that has the objective to announce a something that appeals
to many poeple and that adds a well known product in all public.
Advertisement ( iklan ) adalah teks yang memiliki tujuan untuk mengumumkan sebuah
sesuatu agar menarik bagi banyak orang dan agar suatu produk bertambah terkenal di semua
kalangan umum. Iklan bisa berupa tulisan pendek, gambar maupun film pendek, iklan bisa
dibuat untuk mempromosikan barang untuk dijual, jasa, lowongan kerja, rumah, dan lain-lain.
Iklan biasanya di pasang di televisi, spanduk, radio, surat kabar, maupun media massa.

Purpose of advertisement

The purpose of the advertisement is to announce/advert about a case or a public, or in other

words to introduce a product to the public in order to buy and attracted to the product being
advertised.
Tujuan iklan adalah untuk mengumumkan/mengiklankan tentang suatu hal atau produk
kepada masyarakat atau dalam kata lain untuk mengenalkan produk ke masyarakat agar dapat
membeli dan tertarik kepada produk yang di iklankan. Secara konseptual, tujuan periklanan
pada umumny digolongkan menjadi 3 yaitu :

1.Informative Advertising ( periklanan informatif ), digunakan pada saat suatu kategori

produk yang baru mulai diperkenalkan, tujuannya adalah membangun permintaan awal.

2.Persuasive Advertising ( periklanan persuasif ), digunakan untuk membangun permintaan

selektif akan suatu merek dengan cara meyakinkan konsumen bahwa merek tersebut adalah
merek terbaik di kelasnya.

3.Reminder Advertising (iklan pengingat ), digunakan untuk menjaga agar konsumen tetap
mengingat suatu produk.
Iklan memiliki beberapa fungsi yaitu :

-Memberikan informasi
Periklanan dapat menambah nilai pada suatu barang dan memberikan informasi kepada
konsumen.

-Membujuk atau mempengaruhi

Iklan akan membuat konsumen terpengaruh akan barang atau jasa yang diiklankan dengan
kata-kata menarik dalam iklan tersebut.

-Menciptakan kesan tertentu

Dengan sebuah iklan, orang akan mempunyai suatu kesan tertentu tentang apa yang
diiklankan.

-Memuaskan keinginan
Periklanan merupakan suatu alat yang bisa dipakai untuk mencapai tujuan, dan tujuan itu
sendiri berupa pertukaran yang saling memuaskan.

-Alat komunikasi
Periklanan dapat menjadi alat komunikasi antara penjual dan pembeli secara tidak langsung.

Strcture of advertisement

Title
Bagian dari advertisement yang merupakan topik utama/judul, contoh Diskon sepatu 30 %.

Explanation
Berisi mengenai penjelasan dari iklan tersebut.

Contoh Advertisement :