Recount Text

to list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened (chronological order)

to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience (or both)

personal recount -> usually retell an event that the writer was personally involved in

factual recount -> recording an incident. e.g : a science experiment, police report

imaginative recount -> writing an imaginary role and giving details of events, e.g : a day in the life of a pirate, how I invented ___

focuses on individual participants / event

the recount has title, which usually summarizes the text

specific participants

details are selected to help the reader reconstruct the activity or incident

the ending may describe the outcome of the activity, e.g in a science activity

details of time, place and incident need to be clearly stated, e.g : at 8.00 p.m we drove to Semarang

descriptive details may also be required to provide information

includes personal thought / reactions

is written in the past tense

frequent use is made of words which link events in time

recounts describe events, so plenty of use is made of verbs and adverbs

details are often chosen to add interest or humor to the recount

use of personal pronouns (I, we)

the passive voice may be used