Recount Text
Definition:
Recount text is a text that tells the reader
about one story, action or activity. Its goal is to entertaining or informing
the reader. But Inside Recount Text there is no complication just like in
Narrative Text.
Purpose:
The purpose of a recount is to list and
describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they
happened. Recounts are written to retell events with the purpose of either
informing or entertaining their audience (or both)
Generic
structure:
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Orientation
: tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when
it happened.
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Events :
tell what happened in chronological sequence.
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Re-orientation
: consists of optional-closure of events/ending.
Language
Feature:
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Using the
simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect
continuous tense.
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Using
temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday
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Focus on
specific participant, e.g. I (the writer)
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Using the
conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.
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Using
action verb, e.g. went, stayed
Example:
Came
Late to School
Last wednesday, I came late to my school
because I played playstation untill 2.00 am in the night. Because that I woke
up late.
I woke up about 6.30 am and the class
would be began at 7.00 am. I ran to bathroom to take a bath. I usually had a
breakfast after took a bath, but in that day I did not do that.
I always went to school by my
moyorcycle. But in that day, I forgot where I put the key. So, I went to the
school by public transportion. It made me took a longer time. I arrived at
school at 7.15 am, I ran to my class but I saw my teacher has stood in front of
the class to teach. I entered to my class and of course my teacher was angry to
me because I came late.
It was my bad experience and I hoped I
would not do that again.
Read the following text
to answer questions number 1 to 5.
Last holiday my students and I went to Jogjakarta. We stayed at Morison
Hotel which is not a long way from Malioboro. On Friday, we went to the
sanctuaries in Prambanan. There are three major sanctuaries, the Brahmana,
Syiwa and Wisnu sanctuaries. They are truly stunning. We went by just Brahmana
and Syiwa sanctuaries, on the grounds that Wisnu sanctuary is being remodeled. On
Saturday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent around two hours there. We
were fortunate on the grounds that we were driven by a brilliant and amicable
aide. At that point we proceeded with our adventure to Borobudur. We touched
base there at four p.m. At 6 p.m. we heard the declaration that Borobudur
entryway would be closed. In the evening we left Jogjakarta by bus.
1. The content above basically talks about ……..
a) the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
b) the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
c) the writer’s impression about the guide
d) the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
e) the writer’s impression about Borobudur
2. The content is
composed as an/an ………
a)
Recount
b)
Narrative
c)
Report
d) Anecdote
3. What is purpose of the text……….
a) tell past events
b) entertain readers
c) describe the smugglers
d) report an event to the police
e) inform readers about events of the day
4. What else the big temples in Prambanan?
a) angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b) paria, brahmana, and temples
c) brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d) wisnu, syiwa,
and borobudur temples
e) borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples
5. Why did they just visit Brahmana and Syiwa
sanctuaries?
a) because there was no wisnu temple
b) because wisnu temple was amazing
c) because wisnu temple was too small
d) because wisnu temple was being repaired
e) because wisnu temple was being destroyed
