Introducing Recount Text Part 2

Example

Orientation : time, place, participants

, events, reorientation

Generic Structure of Narrative

A narrative text consists of the following structure:
• Orientation: Introducing the participants and informing the time and the place
• Complication: Describing the rising crises which the participants have to do with
• Resolution: Showing the way of participant to solve the crises, better or worse
Language Features of Narrative
• Using processes verbs
• Using temporal conjunction
• Using Simple Past Tense

Article a, an, the, some, and no article

Article Usage Example

Generic nouns (singular count
a/an A banana is yellow.
noun)
Indefi nite noun(singular count
I ate a banana.
noun)
Use a if the word start with
a She works in a bank
consonant (sound)
Use an if the word start with
an He is in an office
vowel (sound)
Defi nite nouns (singular count Thank you for the
the
noun) banana.
Defi nite nouns (plural count noun) Thank you for the bananas.
Defi nite nouns (non count noun) Thank you for the fruit.
Indefinite nouns (plural count
some I ate some bananas.
noun)
Indefi nite nouns (non count noun) I ate some fruit.
no article Plural count noun Bananas are yellow.
Generic nouns (non count noun) Fruit is good for you