Recount Text with Example Analysis

-

Recount Text


Definition of Recount

    Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates from narrative.

Generic Structure of Recount

1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time

2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past

3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

Language Feature of Recount

• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc.

• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc.

• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc.

• Using action verb; look, go, change, etc.

• Using simple past tense


Example of Recount Text

 My Horrible Experience

    Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week. When the earthquake happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my vocation to Bali.

    Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat tire. I did not know that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.

    Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along way to my house, in the town.

    When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.

Analysis

Generic Structure:

Orientation: introducing the participant, using first person point of view, I was on the car las week.

Events: describing a series of event which happened. The car lunched to one side. Telephone and electricity poles was falling down, etc.

Re-orientation: stating the writer’s personal note. Thanking God because nobody was seriously injured.

Language Feature:

  • Using personal participant; I
  • Using chronological connectives; then, and, suddenly
  • Using linking verb; was, were
  • Using action verb; moved, left, walked, made, etc
  • Using simple past tense pattern; earthquake happened, I was on the car, my car lunched on one side, etc.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Song Meaning

-
Song Meaning      Can you sing an English song? Is it difficult for you or not?  Singing an English song can help us to learn English. It is a fun way.  Do you have a favorite singer? Who is he/she? Why do you like him/her? Do you like his/her songs, too? One of the best tools to learn foreign language is using songs. The real songs can be very effective to help us understand English.  There are some reasons why many people use songs to learn English. First, song are authentic materials. If we want to learn English, we should listen to English songs. Second, English songs also contain culture and history.  The reason is that song contain repetitions and repetitions enhance learning. The next reason is it’s a good way to learn vocabulary and pronunciation. And last, English songs are fun, and they can easily energize the listeners.      Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to...
Read more

Question About Song Meaning

-
Image
  LISTEN AND FILL IN THE BLANK BELOW! “You’ve Got A Friend”  When you’re _______________ and _______________  And you need a _______________ _______________  And nothing, nothing is going right  Close your eyes and think of me  And soon I will be there  To _______________ _______________ even your darkest night  You just _______________ _______________ my name  And you know wherever  I am I’ll _______________ _______________ to see you again  _______________, _______________, _______________ or   _______________  All you have to do is call  And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.  You’ve got a _______________  If the _______________ above you  Should _______________ _______________ and full of   _______________  And that old north wind should begin to blow  Keep your head _______________  And call my name _______________ _______________ yeah  Soon I’ll be knocking upon yo...
Read more