RECOUNT TEXT

A. Understanding Recount Text Literally,

Recount means "telling". So recount text can be interpreted as "Text that tells". If
we refer to the information in school books (read: Middle/Senior High School English
Books), recount text is a text that tells the reader about one story, action or activity. Its goal
is to entertain or inform the reader (a text that tells a story, action or activity. The purpose
of recount text is to entertain or inform the reader.)

Structure dart Recount Text

The generic structure of this recount text consists of: Orientation tells who was involved,
what happened, where the events took place, and when it happened. ("Orientation" tells
who is involved in the story, what happens, where the events occur, and when the events
occur) Events tell what happened and in what sequence.
("Event" tells what happened (again) and tells the sequence of the story) Reorientation
consists of optional-closure of events/ending. ("Reorientation" contains the conclusion of
the story/end of the story)

B. Types of Recount Text:

1. Personal Recount Namely telling about the author's personal experience
2. Factual Recount Namely reports of events that actually occurred, such as scientific
experiment reports, police reports
3. Imaginative That is, creating an imaginative story and then writing down the events
or occurrences that have occurred.

C. Recount Text structure is as follows:

a. Orientation
Namanya introduction in the form of providing information about who,
where and when the event or event occurred in the past.
b. Events
This is a recording of events that occurred, usually presented in
chronological order, such as: "In the first day.... And in the next day.... And in the
last day...." In this section there are also personal comments. about the events or
occurrences being told.
c. Reorientation
This is a repetition of the introduction in the orientation, a repetition of the
summary of the events or occurrences being told.
 Linguistic Characteristics of Recount Text When reading Recount Text, you
will find linguistic characteristics as follows:
1. Use sentences in the Past Tense form.
2. Example: We went to Bandung last year, I was very happy.
3. Using Action Verbs. Examples went, bought, wrote, slept.
4. Use Adverbs and Adverbial Phrase to express time, place and manner.
Examples include yesterday, at school, quickly.
5. Using Conjunctions and Time Connectives to sort event or incident.
Examples are but, and, after that.

D. Example of Recount Text Example

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen. It started with acne that showed up on
my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come
out of my house and play with friends.
Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine. In three weeks, the acnes started to
vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.
That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good
experience too.