10th Grade

Recount text
What is recount text?
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Recount text is a text that We use recount in :
tells about event (experience) diary book, letter or Email,
in the past. biography, history etc.
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Historical recount text is a text
that tells about historical event
in the past so that people will
know about the important event
in the past
The purpose of recount text

To tell the reader about a historical

event
 Generic structure
1. Orientation 2.Events 3. Reorientation
The series of events are
Explain setting or information
cronologycaly order they The recount ends with a
about what, when, where, who
really happened (from reorientation which states
happening in the passage at the
the beginning until the personal of the story
beginning
end)
 Language features
Descriptive word
01 To give details about what,
when, where and who
Past tense
02 To retell the events in the past
and always used verb 2.
For example (went, departed,
occured, woke up and etc
Conjunction
03 To sort events such as : and,
before, after that, first,
next, then, finally and so
on
Adverb
04 To express time, place and
manner such as :
yesterday , just now, the
day before yesterday, a
year ago, this morning,
last day and etc
 Orientatio
The battle of surabaya
On 10 November, Indonesia celebrates Hari Pahlawan or Heroes Day in remembrance of the Battle of
n Surabaya which started on that very date in the year 1945. The bloody battle took place because Indonesians
refused to surrender their weaponry to British army. British Army at that time was part of the Allied Forces.
The defiant Bung Tomo is the well-known revolutionary leader who played a very important role in this battle.

It all started because of a misunderstanding between British troops in Jakarta and those in Surabaya, under the
Events command of Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby. Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East
Java Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that British would not ask Indonesian troops and militia to surrender
their weapons.
However, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets all over Surabaya.  The leaflet told Indonesians to do
otherwise on 27 October 1945. This action angered the Indonesian troops and militia leaders because they felt
betrayed.
On 30 October 1945, Brigadier Mallaby was killed as he was approaching the British troops’ post near
Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya. There were many reports about the death, but it was widely
believed that the Brigadier was murdered by Indonesian militia. Looking at this situation, Lieutenant General
Sir Philip Christison brought in reinforcements to siegethe city.
In the early morning of 10 November 1945, British troops began to advance into Surabaya with cover from both
Reorientation naval and air bombardment. Although the Indonesians defended the city heroically, the city was conquered within
3 days and the whole battle lasted for 3 weeks. In total, between 6,000 and 16,000 Indonesians died while
casualties on the British side were about 600 to 2000.
Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesia to lose weaponry which hampered the country’s independence struggle.
However, the battle provoked Indonesian and international mass to rally for the country’s independence which
made this battle especially important for Indonesian national revolution.
 Answer the following questions based on the text

1.What is the text about? The text is about the battle of Surabaya.

2. When did the battle take place? 10 November 1945

3. Where did it happen? It happened in Surabaya

4. Did the Indonesian Indonesian lost the battle because the

lose or win the battle? number of victims in Indonesian side is
Why do you think so? bigger.

5. Who was the prominent The prominent figure in the battle

figure in the battle? is Bung Tomo
 Thank
s Do you have any questions?

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