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IN IT I O N
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R PO S E TU R E
PU S TR UC
E R IC U RE S
GEN AGE FEAT TEXT
LAN G U CO UN T
O F RE
TYP E S
DEFINITION
 DEFINITION
Recount text is a text which
retells events or experiences
in the past.
Recount text is a type of English text
that retells events or events in the
past. The story can be in the form of
action or activity before someone
writes the text.
 PURPOSE
There are several purposes of
recount text:

Provide information to the reader or

the listener; Entertain the readers or
the listener; Reflecting on
something; Documenting important
experiences; Study history.
 GENERIC STRUCTURE
Orientation, Series of Events,
Re-orientation

Orientation: the contents of the orientation is

information about the character, location, time of
occurrence, etc.
Events: In this section, the writer will write down a
series of events/events that they experienced (the
essence of the recount text).
Re-orientation: In this section, the author will
provide a summary and conclusion of the whole
story as well as tell the ending (sad/happy).
LANGUAGE FEATURES
1. Using simple past tense (Last week, my friends and
I went to Jogja)
2. Using specific participant (Istanbul Airport,
Borobudur Temple, Muara Angke, Geusan Ulun
Museum, etc)
3. Using personal participant (I, my group, my friends,
my husband, etc)
4. Using action verb (First, we visited Parangtritis
beach)
5. Using linking verb (Yesterday, I was busy towards
the end of the month and I had to work late.)
6. Using chronological connection/sequence
connective (We looked around in that Zoo, and also
LANGUAGE FEATURES
1. Using chronological connection/sequence
connective (We looked around in that Zoo, and also
took pictures of those animals. Then, we felt
hungry, so we went to a restaurant. )
2. Using conjunction (One of my friends warned me
that Samyang was very spicy, but I didn’t want to
listen to her.)
3. Using adverbs (She walked carefully; My team won
the volleyball tournament last week.)
4. Using time connectives and sequence connective
(before, after, then, first, second, third, finally, at
last, etc)
TYPES OF RECOUNT TEXT
1. Personal Recount Text
2. Factual Recount Text
3. Imaginative Recount Text
4. Historical Recount Text
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