When you recount its purpose is to retell events,

​telling what happened so there is a sequence of events.

Think: Which tense are you going to use for this writing?

Purpose

Keep in mind the GAP

Genre:- Recount/Narrative

Audience:- young readers

Purpose: to describe in detail your trip .

Title

-when

-who

-where

-what

-why

The Introduction

​This should hook the reader

One day...

It all began...

Last summer....

Write between 2 to 3 sentences

Middle paragraph

Write the events, first, next, then and last.

Tell also how the character solved the problem.

use the senses (smell, sight, hearing, touch) emotions ( mixed feelings, touchy, a sense of relief, hopeless,) and adjectives ( huge, tiny, dark, black, colours)

​Conclusion

Summarize how you felt, if it is the most memorable day, how you ended up the day.