Recount Text

By : Maria Fery Ariska

 What is recount text?

Recount text is a text which

retells about activities or
experience happened in the past.
 What is the purpose?
The purpose of recount text is
to retell about the past
activity/experience to the
readers or listeners
 Types of recount
Personal Historical
recount text Biographical Recount Text
Factual
recount text Recount Text
It retells an event To retell
that the writer was
personally A factual recount To retell about factual events
involved in includes things someone else's in the past that
(writer's personal like newspaper life (usually has historical
experience) reports, news values
report, a science someone
famous) (historical
experiment, events)
police report
 Generic Structure
It is an introduction which tells WHO
• Orientation was involved, WHAT happened,
WHERE the events took place, and
WHEN it happened.
2. Events Series of event that happened in the
past. Telling what happened and in
chronological sequence.

3. It consists of closure of events/ending. It is

Reorientation stating personal comment of the writer to
the story
 Language features

• Using simple past tense

• Using Connective of sequence or
chronological connection (kata
hubung), such as : next, then, finally,
etc.
• Using specific participant
• Using action verb; bought, went, spoke,
etc
 A TRIP TO
BOROBUDUR
Three years ago, I and TEMPLE
my classmates visited Borobudur Temple.
We went to Borobudur temple by bus. We left our school at nine
o’clock. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. I arrived there nine
o’clock the next day. Along the road, we saw many vehicles,
unique houses, prominent buildings, and some other tourists.
After we arrived at the Borobudur temple, one of my teachers went to buy tickets.
After we waited him for a moment we entered into Borobudur temple area. Then
we went up to the top of the temple. Borobudur temple was built at Budur Village,
Magelang, Jawa Tengah by Syailendra Dynasty. Borobudur Temple is the biggest
temple in the world. It has 504 statues and 1.400 reliefs. From the top of the
temple we can see such beautiful scenery. I and my friends went around the
temple together. Finally, after having some visits, we should go to the hotel to stay