*SMAN 20 BANDUNG

RECOUNT TEXT
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A BRIEF MATERIALS
Presented by:

Zaini Yasir Rasyid Rabani, S.Pd.

 What is
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Types of
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 What is recount text about?

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 A recount text is a text which retells event or experiences

in the past. Its goal is to entertaining or informing the
reader. 
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 Personal recount
 Retell an event that the writer was personally involved in
 E.g. I spent my last summer in Seoul, South Korea.

 Factual recount
 Recording an incident, e.g. a science experiment, police report.
 E.g. The man who pushed an old woman down a bus along Upper Thomson
Road has been charged in court.

 Imaginative recount
  An imaginary role and giving details of events
 E.g. That day I invented time machine.
 THE CHARACTERISTICS
 The recount text is always in past tense
 E.g.: I spent my summer in Yogyakarta and I was very happy.

 Frequently uses transitions signals to link events

sequentially
 E.g.: next, later, when, then, after, before, first, late on Friday, On
Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday, etc.

 Focus on a specific participant, e.g. I (the writer).

 E.g.: I had my most memorable adolescence when I was fourteen.

 Using an action verb

 E.g.: spent, went, brought, took, stayed, etc.
 THE GENERIC STRUCTURES
 Orientation : It gives the readers the background
information needed to understand the text, such as who
was involved, what did happened there, where it
happened, and when it happened.

 Events : A series of events, ordered in a chronological

sequence.

 Re-orientation : A personal comment about the event or

what happened in the end.
 Last week, my friends and I went to Jogja. We
visited many places.

First, we visited Parangtritis beach. The sun

ORIENTATION shone brightly and the scenery was very beautiful
there. We felt the wind blew across to us. We also
saw a lot of people in that beach. There were
many birds flew in the sky. Also, there were many
sellers who sold many kinds of souvenirs.

Second, we visited Gembira Loka Zoo. We saw

EVENTS many kinds of animals there such as monkeys,
tigers, crocodiles, snakes, etc. We looked around
in that zoo, and also took pictures of those
animals. Then, we felt hungry, so we went to a
restaurant. As soon as we finished our lunch, we
decided to go home.

RE-ORIENTATION For me, that was a beautiful day though I could

not visit Malioboro. We really enjoyed it, and I
hope I could visit Jogja again.
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If you have any questions and/or difficulties,

I’m willing to help!
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