11. Recount Text

Recount text  is a text that is used to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining.

The generic structure of recount text are :

• Orientation ( it gives the readers the background information needed to understand the text such as who was involved, where it happened, when it happened)

• Events (a series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence)

• Re-orientation  (restates the writer’s opinion or personal comment of the writer on the incident)

REMEMBER ! Recount text uses PAST TENSE, but difference with NARRATIVE.
RECOUNT is a recount is a record of events. NARRATIVE is a story.