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Recount Text
Recount Text
– Recount text is a text that is telling the reader about one story, action, or
activity.
– Recount text is a text which retells event or experiences in the past
Generic Structure
– 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: then, before, after, etc.
– Using action verb, e.g. went, stayed
Biographical Recount
– Part 1: Orientation; it gives the reader the background information as two why
this person is noteworthy and should have a biography written about. The
opening paragraph should answer the questions; who, what, where, when, and
how.
– Part 2: Series; it presents a series of events, usually told in chronological order.
Here the writer might refer to a certain time on line.
– Part 3: Re-orientation; it consists of a type of conclusion with a comment on the
contributions this person has made or a summary and evaluation of the
person’s achievement.
Language Features