This PPT is about recount text. hope you can enjoy the materials and get some information.

1. RECOUNT TEXT

2. Definition
• Recount is a text which retells
events or experiences in the
past.
Purpose
• Its purpose is either to inform
or to entertain the audience.

3. Generic Structure
ORIENTATI
ON
EVENTS
RE-
ORIENTATI
ON
Introducing the participants, place
and time.
Describing series of event that
happened in the past.
It is optional. Stating personal
comment of the writer to the story.

4. Language Features
Introducingpersonal
participant
Usingchronological
connection
Usinglinkingverb
I, my
group, my
parents, my
friends etc.
Then, first,
second,
next, etc.
Was, were,
saw, heard,
etc.

5. Language Features
Using action verb(V2) Using simple pasttense
looked, went,
changed,
played, ate etc.
S + V2 + C

6. EXAMPLES