Recount Text

Recount text is used to retell about activity/action in the past to inform or to entertain.

The generic structure:

1.        Orientation       :    It gives the readers the background information needed to understand  the text, such as who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened.

2.        Events               :    A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence.

3.        Re-orientation   :    A personal comment about the event or what happened in the end.

The Characteristics of Recount Text:

·           Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense.

·           Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.

Example: