recount text

Recount Text

The recount text focus is on a seavence of even. A recount generally begin with an orientation.

It provides the backgrounds information needed to understanding the text such as who was involved, where it happened and when it happened. Then the recount unfolds with a series of even condered in chronological sequences. At various stage, there may be some personal comment on the incident. We call it re – orientation.

The structure of recount text :

1. Orientation
2. a series of events
3. Re-orientation

The purpose of recount text is to tell

→ About the past experiences

→ The recount text use the simple past tense

Example :

Hai, I,m Jedi . I have a twin sister, named Jada. We were born on August 5, 1992. we are in the eighth grade now. Jada and I do everything together.We are in the same class.We dress alike.We look the same.We always get other people confused.This really makes Jada and I laugh.Teachers and friends always get us mixed up at school.even our father has troubles telling us apart.Our mother doesn't. She alays know which twin is which.Jada and I often try to confuse her, but it has never happened.

Orientation

One day, our teacher told our mother to get one of us a different hair cut so that he could tell us apart.Jada and I were horrified.we didn,t want to look different.We like looking the same.

Event1

Our mother came to the rescue, and refused to make us cut our hair.We were happy just the way we were and didn,t want to change.Our dad just shook his head. He would have to stay confused.Jada and I didn't care

Event 2

We knew which one was which, and that was all that mattered.

Re – orientation