RECOUNT TEXT

DEFINITION

Recount Text used to re-tell/recount events

that occured in the past. This text telling
you about events/experience that happen
in the past.
PURPOSE

To re-tell past action/events.

GENERIC STRUCTURE (1)

Orientation
The first structure is orientation. In orientation, It’s give information to readers
about “Who, Where, When”.
Example:
Last Sunday, my friends and I went camping on the mountain. We went to
Palutungan, Kuningan. The spot was near from our town. It was about one hour
to get there. We choose Palutungan because it was not too far from our home.
GENERIC STRUCTURE (2)

Events
The second structure is Events. Events is a series of events.
Example: On the first day, we set up the tent on the camping area. The air was
so fresh there. We took a bath on the waterfall. The waterfall was called
“Curug Putri”. After played at waterfall, we felt hungry. Then, we cooked the
food for the lunch and had lunch together. The first night of our camping, the
air was so cold, we made a campfire, sang songs together and after we slept.
We used sleeping bag when we slept to make our body still in warm condition.
GENERIC STRUCTURE (3)

Re-orientation
The last structure is Re-orientation. Re-orientation is the
last part (ending of the action & personal comment about
the events).
Example: They made a memory by taking a photos
together in front of a waterfall and then went home
happily.
LANGUAGE FEATURE (1)

1. Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past

perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense.

2. Using The Conjuctions

Ex: And, or, Until
LANGUAGE FEATURE (2)

3. Using action verb

Ex: Visited

4. Using adverb
Ex: Slowly
TYPE (1)

1. Personal Recount
A personal recount is what’s most likely to be covered in school.

2. Factual Recount
A factual recount includes things like newspaper reports.

3. Imaginative recount
This kind of recount writing applies factual knowledge of an event to create a fictional account
of that event.
TYPE (2)

4. Procedural Recount
used to describe an experiment so that it can be replicated by
others. 

5. Literary Recount
This kind of recount writing is all about entertainment.
RECOUNT TEXT EXAMPLE (1)

Last Sunday, my friends and I went camping on the mountain. We

went to Palutungan, Kuningan. The spot was near from our town. It
was about one hour to get there. We choose Palutungan because it
was not too far from our home.
We prepared everything before went to Palutungan. We brought
cooking utensils and the food from home, clothes, camera, guitar,
etc. We went there by motorcycles.
RECOUNT TEXT EXAMPLE (2)

On the first day, we set up the tent on the camping area. The air was
so fresh there. We took a bath on the waterfall. The waterfall was
called “Curug Putri”. After played at waterfall, we felt hungry.
Then, we cooked the food for the lunch and had lunch together. The
first night of our camping, the air was so cold, we made a campfire,
sang songs together and after we slept. We used sleeping bag when
we slept to make our body still in warm condition.
RECOUNT TEXT EXAMPLE (3)

On the second day, we had some activities. We, tried to go

fishing in the river near the waterfall but we got a shoe.
After that, we packed everything we brought then we
cleaned the area.
We made a memory by taking photos together in front of a
waterfall and then went home happily. We felt very tired.
Thank You