RECOUNT

TEXT

YUKA KENCANA MAULIDA, S.Pd

Definition of Recount Text

According to Knapp (2005: 224),

Recount Text, basically it is written out to
make a report about a n experience of a
series of related event.
Recount text is a text used to retell the
past experiences.
 Generic Structures of Recount Text

– An orientation
Give background information about who, what, where and when.
– Series of Events
A record of events usually recounted in chronological order, named;
event 1, event 2, event 3.
– A reorientation
It is “rounds off “the sequences of events or retell about what happened
in the end, sometimes the writer can give their personal comment about
the story.
Language Features of Recount Text

– Use of nouns and pronouns to identify people, animals or things

involved.
– Use of past action verbs to refer the events, e.g.: walked,
washed, etc.
– Use of past tense to located events in relation to speaker`s or
researcher`s time.
– Use conjunctions and time connectives to sequence the
event, e.g:
next, then, after that, etc.
– Use of adverb an d adverbial phrases to indicate place and
time.
 Types of Recount Text

There are three types of recount text, such as:

– Personal recount
These usually retell a n event t h a t the writer was personally
involved in.
– Factual recount
Recording a n incident, e.g. a science experiment, police
report.
– Imaginative recount
Writing a n imaginary role and giving details of events, e.g. A
day in the life of a pirate; How I invented...
 Examples of Recount Text
My Basketball Experience
Orientation When I was in Junior High School, I really loved basketball.
Every Saturday afternoon I practiced in school field with my
tea m and my coach. They were strong a nd s m a r t players. My coach, Mr.
Event 1 Sen ta na was a kind person. But, while he was coaching us, he was
very discipline. He would grounded anyone who came late a nd not
obeyed the team’s rules.
With Mr. Sentana, our team won many tournaments in many big
Event 2 cities. Our team named after school, 67 Team ( from SMP 67) an d we
h ad so many fans too. Now, I still love basketball and have a team too.

Re-Orientation
But, my parents warn me to play attention more to study,
basketball just for hobby
Another Example of Recount Text through the Video
 Direction: Create your own Recount text
based on the information provided

Exercise through the pictures!

You can create the recount text by using the

following guidance:
1. Answer these following questions
 Who involves in the story?
 Where did they go?
 When did they go?
What activities did they do in
the National Monument?
 How was their feeling during the trip?

*You can create your own answer

for questions no. 4 and 5
Tony Sally
2. Combine the answer of the questions
into a paragraph by considering the
generic structure and language features
of writing a recount text.
THANK YOU