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The document provides information about recount texts, which retell past events or experiences to inform or entertain an audience. A recount uses a chronological structure, beginning with an orientation introducing participants, place, and time, followed by a series of events described in the order they occurred. It may optionally include a reorientation with personal comments rounding off the sequence of events. Key features of recount texts include using pronouns like I and we, chronological connectors like then and first, linking verbs, action verbs in the past tense, and focusing on individual people. An example recount is then provided about the writer's holiday to Mount Bromo.

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Recount Text

The document provides information about recount texts, which retell past events or experiences to inform or entertain an audience. A recount uses a chronological structure, beginning with an orientation introducing participants, place, and time, followed by a series of events described in the order they occurred. It may optionally include a reorientation with personal comments rounding off the sequence of events. Key features of recount texts include using pronouns like I and we, chronological connectors like then and first, linking verbs, action verbs in the past tense, and focusing on individual people. An example recount is then provided about the writer's holiday to Mount Bromo.

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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. A recount text has an orientation, a
series of events in chronological order, personal remarks on the events, and a reorientation
that rounds off the sequence of events.

Generic Structure of Recount


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


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

Social function
to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining
When writing recounts you should:
1. Focus on individual people i.e. use the words, I or we
2. Use words which indicate when (e.g. after lunch) and where the events took place
(e.g. in the shed)
3. Write in the past tense e.g. had, visited
4. Use action words e.g. helped, crutched.

Examples of recount texts

My Holiday
Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java.
The house has a big garden with colorful flowers and a small pool.
In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode
on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain.
We took pictures of the beautiful scanery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under
a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the
afternoon.
We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my
next holiday will be more intersting.

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