RECOUNT TEXT

Recount Text (Definition & Sample)

Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates from narrative.

(Teks Recount adalah teks yang menceritakan kejadian/peristiwa (PENGALAMAN) seseorang di wkt lampau sebagai informasi/hiburan. (TO RETELL or TO INFORM PAST EVENTS)).

Generic Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

Language Feature of Recount
• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc
• Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
• Using simple past tense : SIMPLE PAST [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Here is the example:

TITLE :
A visit to a sheep property

ORIENTATION :
 Last holidays I visited a sheep property. I helped in the shearing sheds and in the yards.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS :
On the first day the Merino wethers were crutched. I helped by sweeping up after therouseabout picked up the wool pieces. Shearers start early (at 7.30 am).After lunch, we started shearing the lambs. There were more than 400 so we didn't finish untilthe next day. Once again I was sweeping and picking up dags.I was tired by the end of the day in the shed but our work wasn't finished. We all had to helpto get the wethers and lambs back into the paddocks. As well, we had to get a mob of ewesand their lambs into the yards for shearing the next day. Then it was time for tea (that's whatmy nanna calls dinner).

REORIENTATION :
 This was a very long day but I enjoyed it a lot.