Recount Text

By: Tiara Suhartini

Definition

A text that tell the reader about one story, action or activity in the past time. Its goal is to entertain or inform the reader.

Generic Structure

Orientation, tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when it happened.

Events, tell what happened and in what sequence.

Reorientation, consists of optional-closure of events/ending.

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.Then, my Mum gave me a good medicine. After that, in three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

Orientation

Events

Reorientation

Language Feature of Recount

1. Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.Then, my Mum gave me a good medicine. After that, in three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

Introducing personal participant

Language Features of Recount

• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.

• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc.

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.

Then, my Mum gave me a good medicine. After that, in three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

Using chronological connection

Language Features of Recount

• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc.• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc.

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.

Then, my Mum gave me a good medicine. After that, in three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

Linking verb

Linking verb

Linking verb

Language Features of Recount

• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc.• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc.• Using simple past tense

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.

It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.

Then, my Mum gave me a good medicine. After that, in three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

Using past tense

EXERCISE!

Write a recount text based on your own experience! Please submit it on Friday, November 30th, 2012.

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