SELF-INTRODUCTION

HIGH SCHOOL LIFE

RECOUNT TEXT
What is recount text?

Recount text is a type of text in English that tells about a story,

action, or activity. It usually tells about someone's experience.
Purpose

The purpose of a recount text is to tell about a past experience.

Recount Text Features

 Using Simple Past Tense (past), such as went, departed, would, woke up, and so on.
 Using adverbs and adverbial phrases to express time, place, and a way, such as last
September, Bali Island, on the other day, and so on.
 Using conjunction and time connector to sort events, such as and, before, then, after,
after that, etc.
Generic Structure

1. Orientation  Tells about the background and information about who,

where, when the even occurred.

2. Events  Tells a series of events that occurred in chronological order.

3. Re-orientation  Closing or conclusion of the story. We can give our

opinions to close the story.
What tense does recount text use?

Simple Past Tense is used in recount text. Simple past tense is a verb tense which is
used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past.
Pattern:
(+) Subject + Verb 2 + Object
(-) Subject + did not + Verb 1 + Object
(?) Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object
Example

• Positive: You called Debbie.
• Question: Did you call Debbie?
• Negative: You did not call Debbie.

• Positive: She played with me yesterday.

• Question: Did she play with you yesterday?
• Negative : She did not play with me yesterday.
Example of Recount Text

My Birthday

         Hello, my name is Lusi. I celebrated my thirteen birthday a month ago. My mom and grandpa
made a special birthday party for me.
         There should be a storyteller in my party. Mommy had invited him to tell many stories to my
guests. Unluckily, only an hour before his coming he got an accident. He was on his way to my
party, when suddenly a motorcycle hit him and made him injured.
          I was so sad imagining that my party would not be interesting for my friends. I thought they
would be bored in the party. Until my grandpa came and became my superhero. He invited all of
my friends to sit in front of him and he started to tell his funny stories. Everyone laughed. Everyone
was happy.
           That was really the best birthday party I have ever had, and I was the happiest person that
night since my grandpa made me proud in front of my friends.

Taken from English for Junior High School Students Year VIII - PIRANTI
 The Generic Structure
Title My Birthday
Orientation    Hello, my name is Lusi. I celebrated my thirteen birthday a month ago. My mom and
grandpa made a special birthday party for me.

Sequence of events
Event 1 There should be a storyteller in my party. Mommy had invited him to tell many stories to my
guests. Unluckily, only an hour before his coming he got an accident. He was on his way to my
party, when suddenly a motorcycle hit him and made him injured.

Event 2   I was so sad imagining that my party would not be interesting for my friends. I thought they
would be bored in the party. Until my grandpa came and became my superhero. He invited all
of my friends to sit in front of him and he started to tell his funny stories. Everyone laughed.
Everyone was happy.

Re-orientation That was really the best birthday party I have ever had, and I was the happiest person that
night since my grandpa made me proud in front of my friends.
“My Memorable Senior High School Life”

High school life is the best memory of being student. This is the time when you totally realized
that life was full of mysteries. Mystery is term of experience because at this stage of my life. This
stage was able to know that life is not all about happiness or sadness but this two will be part and
be my best friend in life. I have a lot of experience that mould my personality. That I can use to
treasure through the journey of my life. And this is my simple story during my senior high school
life.  
This is how my senior high school life started , first day of school. I felt excited and nervous.
Excited in such a way that I will be able to experience another journey of my life. Nervous in the
sense that I will be facing new classmates , new teachers and new friends . Nevertheless , the
nervous I felt in the first day slowly gone and filled with happiness. I was able to gained new friends
. Most of them are my schoolmate and some of them are transferees from other school. I really
thought that my senior high school would be very boring ,but I was wrong.  I don’t expect that I
would be enjoying with my new friends and my classmates. I really treasure every single days with
them , with their craziness in life. 
 As the days passed by, I experienced lots of new things in my life . I was able to eat with my
classmates and teacher in what we called “bodol fight”. You’ll be eating with your bare hands
only ,no using using of spoons and forks. The foods are placed together in a big banana leaves. I
really enjoy eating with them.
          During our mass demonstration ( mass demonstration), we are so busy . Putting makeup
on our faces. Taking pictures. Also, that day is our founders day. That day, will be performing our
modern folk dance. I am quite nervous at that day. To be honest , I am not a good dancer. After
we perform, I felt relieve. And the good news our dance is the best. We won that time.
             Another memories in my senior high is I was one of the top honor. I made my parents
proud. And of course, I am very thankful to our Almighty God  that he never leave me no matter
what. Actually, I never thought I that I’ll be one of them . I was quite shocked that day. Suddenly,
I realized all my hardworks and patience gives me a big honor in my life.
             This school year, I was able to joined road trip with my friends. I really enjoy and had fun
with them. First in my life that I would be seeing myself hanging out with friends. Going some
places that are strange to me. 

       
 As the days passed by, we’ve planned to have a group study and group making of
project. As the time passed by, one of classmates told us what if we a little break. Break to
enjoy ourselves first. Some of our subjects are stressing us. Our project making end up
swimming on the beach. First time that I would be with my classmates swimming on the
beach.
The most exciting part of my senior high school life is our Christmas party . That day, I
was able to enjoy and felt the presence of Christmas. Lots of games happened on that day.
 All of my classmates really enjoyed that day . That day also, we’ve planned to have the last
bonding on that year. So , we went to the beach. We spent half of the day for the Christmas
party and half for our beach bonding. That day was so memorable to me. I realized
something (secret). I really treasure every single days , hours , minutes ,and seconds that I
was with my classmates and friends.
               Reminiscing the memories in my senior high school was a good idea. Times pass
very quickly . Some things may fade but not my memories, memories in my senior high. I do
believed that if you’ll miss high school life , you’ll miss the half part of your life. High life
you’ll experience lots of new things and memories that you will bring in your entire life.

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