GENERIC STRUCTURE OF RECOUNT TEXTT.pptx

-Generic structure of recount text

1. RECOUNT TEXT

2. Definition of Recount Text According to Knapp (2005: 224), Recount Text, basically it is written out to make a report about an experience of a series of related event. Recount text is used to retell the past experiences.

3. 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.

4. 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 and adverbial phrases to indicate place and time. Use of adjectives to describe nouns.

5. Types of Recount Text There are three types of recount text, such as: Personal recount   These usually retell an event that the writer was personally involved in. Factual recount   Recording an incident, e.g. a science experiment, police report. Imaginative recount   Writing an imaginary role and giving details of events, e.g. A day in the life of a pirate; How I invented...

6. Examples of Recount Text My Basketball Experience When I was in Junior High School, I really loved basketball. Every Saturday afternoon I practiced in school field with my team and my coach. They were strong and smart players. My coach, Mr. Sentana was a kind person. But, while he was coaching us, he was very discipline. He would grounded anyone who came late and not obeyed the team’s rules. With Mr. Sentana , our team won many tournaments in many big cities. Our team named after school, 67 Team ( from SMP 67) and we had so many fans too. Now, I still love basketball and have a team too. But, my parents warn me to play attention more to study, basketball just for hobby Orientation Event 1 Event 2 Re-Orientation

7. Another Example of Recount Text through the Video

8. Exercise Tony Sally Direction: Create your own Recount text based on the information provided 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 2. Combine the answer of the questions into a paragraph by considering the generic structure and language features of writing a recount text.

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