A recount text retells past events or experiences to inform or entertain the audience. It generally includes an orientation introducing participants, place and time, followed by a series of events described in chronological order using simple past tense and linking verbs. The recount may optionally include a re-orientation providing the writer's personal comment. Examples would use action verbs, simple past tense, and chronological connectors to describe a sequence of events for the purpose of informing or entertaining the reader.

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