Characteristics of Recount text

• A recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity. Its goal is to entertaining or Recounts can be...

1. Factual, such as a news story.
2. Procedural, such as telling someone how you built something.
3. Personal, such as a family holiday or your opinion on a subject.

• Example of a recount
• Recount can be either written or spoken. Example of recount include:
1. Biographies and autobiographies.
2. Newspaper or television news.
3. Letter and postcard.
4. Textbooks.
5. Conversation with friend.

• Structure

1. Orientation tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when it happened.
2. Events (1&2) tell what happened and in what sequence.
3. Reorientation consists of optional. Closure of events/ending

• Language feature of recount

1. Introducing personal participat = I, my group, etc.
2. Using chronological connection = then, first, etc.
3. Using linking verb = was, were, saw, heard, etc.
4. Using action verb = look, go, change, etc.