Recount Text

Recount text is it is a text that tells us about what had happened in series of events in sequence.
Social function : To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining, to tell an event in the past time chronologically


Generic structure :
1. Orientation : provides the setting and introduces participants.
2. Events : tell what happened, in what sequence
3. Re-orientation : optional – closure of events.
What is in Orientation?
-In orientation the writer at least introduces the main character(s), the location and the time. To make it easier we can answer the questions:
*Who involved in the story?
*Where it happened?
*When it happened?

What are in series of events?
-In series of events the writer writes the events chronologically. It begins from the first event, followed by the second event to the the last event. The sum of events depend on the creativity of the writer.

What is in reorientation?
-In reorientation the writer draw a conclusion or gives comment about the story. Not all recount text closed by reorientation. It is optional.

The characteristics of Recount Text:
1. Using action terms
2. Using indicates when and where
3. Focuses on individuals for example I and we
4. Using Past tense

The difference between the other text :
 With procedure text : The procedure text is tell to us how to use, make and other.
 With descriptive text : The descriptive text is tell about describe something in detail.
 With report text : The report text is make us know about result and analysis from observation.
 With narrative text : The narrative text that have purpose for entertaining the reader with story or fable.