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Recount
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What’s
recount
text?
Recount text is a
text that telling the
reader about one
story, action or
activity. Its goal is to
entertaining or Rainbow
informing the Village
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Generic Structure of Recount Text
Orientation: It gives the
readers the background
information needed to
understand the text, such
as who was involved, where
it happened, and when it
happened.
Events: A series of events,
ordered in a chronological
sequence.
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Language Features of Recount Text
Using the simple past tense,
past continuous tense, past
perfect tense, and past perfect
continuous tense.
Using temporal sequence, e.g.
On Saturday. On Monday, On
Sunday
Focus on specific participant,
e.g. I (the writer)
Using the conjunctions, such as:
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Biography text is a
detailed description or
account of a person’s life
and written by someone
else, it is non fiction text.
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Function of Biography Text
To know a person’s
story about his/her life
outside of any
accomplishments this
person   may be known
for.
To give many
information easily and
educate the readers
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Kinds of Biography
Autobiography
An autobiography tells the story of a
person’s own life. While that person writes
his own account, he or she may take
guidance from a ghostwriter or collaborator.

Biography
A biography narrates the life story of a
person, as written by another person or
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