RECOUNT TEXT

Recount text is a text that is used to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining.

 

Generic Stucture :

- Orientation       : which tells the readers who was involved in the story, what happened, where the story took place and when it happened.

- Events              : which tell the sequence of events. These events are described in chronological.

- Re-Orientation : which summarizes the event. 

Language Feature :

• Introducing personal participant ; I, My group, etc
• Using choronological connection ; first, then,etc
• Using linking verb ; was, were, saw, heard, etc
• Using action verb ; look, go, change, etc
• Using simple past tense

Characteristic of Recount Text :

> Use of simple past tense

> Use of temporal conjunctions (when, after, before, next, later, then)

> Use of personal pronoun (I, we)

 

 

Example :

My Holiday was Fantastic

Last summer I got a fantastic holiday. I visited some great places.

I went to an airport and was going to fly to Cleveland. I was spending there two days. I liked to see some Cleveland Cavaliers basketball matches.

Then I went to Hollywood. Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It had become world-famous as the center of the film industry. Four major film companies – Paramount, Warner Bros., RKO and Columbia – had studios in Hollywood. I did not want to leave but I had to.

After that, I went to New York city. I visited the Statue of Liberty. I went from the bottom of Manhattan to the top of the crown. That was very amazing.

The places made me feel at home but I have to go home. Next time I would return to them.