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RECOUNT TEXT
Objectives
- Learners are able to understand the use of recount
text.
- Learners are able to understand the content of a recount text
Learn About It
A recount text is a text that
contains several chronological events explained by the writer. The events might
be the writer’s personal experiences happening in his/ her life. The aim of a
recount text is to tell the readers/listeners about particular
chronological events.
Now pay attention to the following
example of a recount text. Pay attention to how the writer tells the story
chronologically.
I went to Yogyakarta
last holiday. I went there with my best friends: Gian, Lili, and Fitra. There
were four of us. Before we went there, we had booked our hotel for four days
and three nights. We went there by train because it was cheaper and we would
not get stuck in traffic.
So, our first day of
adventure began and we decided to start exploring Yogyakarta from one of its
most popular tourist spot: Keraton Yogyakarta. We went to keraton by pedicab.
Our next destination is the museum. We went to several museums in Yogyakarta.
From one museum to another, we took the bus “transjogja”. We only need to pay
Rp. 3500,- for the bus. The bus was comfortable with air conditioner inside.
The second day, we went
to Borobudur temple. It was quite far from the city, but it was worth the trip
because you would see the wonderful view of Borobudur. Next, we went to
Prambanan temple and saw the art performance in Prambanan at night.
The third day we went to
Parangtritis beach. We played there until noon and we walked around
Malioborostreet at night.
On the last day, we went
around the city to find any local restaurant that sold local foods. Finally, we
were heading home at night.
That was the most
amazing experience that I have ever had with my bestfriends because that was
the first time we went together for holiday. I would love to do it again
someday.
In the text above, you can see that the
first paragraph tells you about who was involved in the story (the author and
her three friends: Gian, Lili, and Fitra), when and where the event happened
(last holiday, they went to Yogyakarta). It gives you the overview of the
events. This part is called orientation.
*The next paragraphs (paragraph
two to paragraph five) tell you about the description of the events in
chronological order from the first day until the last day. *Those
paragraphs tell you more about the events. You can find where the author went
or what s/he did during the events. These paragraphs are called the events.
The last paragraph tells you about
the author’s statement of the event (it was the most amazing experience for her
and she would love to do it again).
It is also a closing statement of the text. This part is called re-orientation.
If we take a look at the text above,
we will know that recount text in general consists of three parts:
- Orientation:
This part is the opening part that gives the reader overview of the
setting, the time, and/or the participants.
- Event(s):
In this part, the author tells the reader the sequence of events that
happened in the past. This part describes the series of events in detail
and in chronological order.
- Re-orientation: This part is optional. You can include re-orientation in your text or not. If you want to include this part, you need to understand that this part is more like a closing paragraph. This part is about personal statement of the author related to the story.
Do You Understand?
Mr.
Richard’s family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs. Richard with two sons.
They went to London Britain London
They
boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight was nearly fourteen hours. On the
plane the cabin crews were very friendly. They gave them news paper and
magazine to read. They gave them food and drink. There was a film for their
entertainment. They had a very pleasant flight. They slept part of the way.
On
arrival at Heathrow
Airport
The
hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect view of the park.
The room had its own bathroom and toilet. Instead of keys for the room, they
inserted a key-card to open the door. On the third floor, there was a
restaurant serving Asian and European food. They had variety of food.
The
two week in London
Something
which happened in the past is the main resource to compose both recount and
narrative text. In writer's point of view, the thing is an experience. It can
be what the writer has done, hear, read, and felt. Composing recount and
narrative is retelling the experiences of the past event to be a present event.
What
does recount differ from narrative?
The
easiest way to catch the difference is analyzing the generic structure. Recount
text presents the past experiences in order of time or place; what happened on
Sunday, then on Monday, the on Tuesday. In simple way, recount describes series
of events in detail. It does not expose the struggle on how to make them
happen. The event happened smoothly. On the other hand, narrative introduces
crises and how to solve them. Narrative text always appear as a hard potrait of
participant's past experience. It reveals the conflict among the participants.
Cinderella's conflicts with her step mother and sister are the example. The
conflict is the most important element in a narrative text. Narrative without
comflicts is not narrative any more.
There
were so many places to see in Bali that my
friend decided to join the tours to see as much as possible. My friend stayed
in Kuta on arrival. He spent the first three days swimming and surfing on Kuta
beach. He visited some tour agents and selected two tours. The first one was to
Singaraja, the second was to Ubud.
On
the day of the tour, he was ready. My friend and his group drove on through
mountains. Singaraja is a city of about 90 thousands people. It is a busy but
quiet town. The street are lined with trees and there are many old Dutch
houses. Then they returned very late in the evening to Kuta.
The
second tour to Ubud was a very different tour. It was not to see the scenery
but to see the art and the craft of the island. The first stop was at
Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture. There my friend watched young boys were
carving away at big blocks of stone. The next stop was Celuk, a center for
silversmiths and goldensmiths. After that he stopped a little while for lunch
at Sukawati and on to mass. Mass is a tourist center
My
friend ten-day-stay ended very quickly beside his two tour, all his day was
spent on the beach. He went sailing or surfboarding every day. He was quiet
satisfied.
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.
Keypoints
What is Recount?
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
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| No. | Pertanyaan | Jawaban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Saya mengetahui arti kata-kata pada pada teks di atas |
Ya | Tidak |
| 02. | Saya bisa mengucapkan kata-kata sesuai dengan audio/video yang disajikan |
Ya | Tidak |
| 03. | Saya bisa memperagakan percakapan dengan membaca teks yang tersedia |
Ya | Tidak |
| 04. | Saya bisa memperagakan percakapan dengan sedikit membaca teks |
Ya | Tidak |
| 05. | Saya bisa memperagakan tanpa membaca teks |
Ya | Tidak |
| 06. | Saya bisa memperagakan tanpa membaca teks disertai dengan variasi baru atau pengembangan teks |
Ya | Tidak |
| 07. | Saya bisa membuat karya video terkait dengan percakapan yang diperagakan |
Ya | Tidak |
| 08. | Saya bisa membuat video dan telah disosialisasikan pada sosial media yang saya miliki |
Ya | Tidak |
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