RECOUNT TEXT

What is recount text ?

Recount text is a recount is a text which list and describe past experience by retelling events in the order in which they happened ( chronological order ). The purpose of the Recount text is to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience ( or both ).

The basic recount consists of three parts:

-          The setting or Orientation :backround information answering who ? When ?Where ?Why ?

-          Events are identified and described in chronological order.

-          Reorientation which is concluding comments express a personal opinion regarding the event describe.

The language features of the recount text are :

-          The language is written in simple past tense.

-          Frequent use is made of words which link events in time, such as next,later, when, then, after, before, first.

Recount text can be occur in the form of personal recount ( such as biography ), factual recount, or imaginative recount. The major difference between recount and narrative text ins the generic struckture. If passage doesn’t have a conflict and retells past events, that is called as a recount text

Example of recount text:

 

My Holiday in Bali

When I was 2nd grade of senior high school, my friends and I went to Bali. We were there for three days. I had many impressive experiences during the vacation. First day, we visited Sanur Beach in the morning. We saw the beautiful sunrise together. It was a great scenery. Then, we checked in to the hotel. After prepared our selves, we went to Tanah Lot. We met so many other tourists there. 

They were not only domestic but also foreign tourists. Second day, we enjoyed the day on Tanjung Benoa beach. We played so many water sports such as banana boat, jetsky, speedboat etc. We also went to Penyu island to see many unique animals. They were turtles, snakes, and sea birds. We were very happy. In the afternoon, we went to Kuta Beach to see the amazing sunset and enjoyed the beautiful wave. The last day, we spent our time in Sangeh. 

We could enjoy the green and shady forest. There were so many monkies. They were so tame but sometimes they could be naughty. We could make a close interaction with them. After that, we went to Sukowati market for shopping. That was my lovely time. I bought some Bali T-Shirt and souvenirs. In the evening, we had to check out from the hotel. We went back home bringing so many amazing memories of Bali.