KINDS OF TEXT: 5. RECAOUNT

KINDS OF TEXT: 5. RECAOUNT

Standar Kompetensi Lulusan: Menetukan informasi tertentu pikiran utama paragraf informasi tersirat makna kata atau frasa dari seuah teks berbentuk recaunt yang disajikan.

Material:  

Social Function of Recount

To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining

Definition of Recount

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

Generic Structure of Recount

ü Orientation:  Introducing the participants, places, and time.

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

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

Language Feature of Recount

1. Introducing personal participant: I my group, etc.

2. Using chronological connection: first, then, next after that, ad then, after, before etc.

3. Using linking verb:  was, were, saw, went, heard, etc.

4. Using action verb: moved, changed,

Types of Recount

1. Personal Recount : Retelling of an activity that the writer/speaker has been personally involved in. (e.g. : oral anecdote, diary entry)

2. Factual Recount :  Recording the particular of an incident (e.g.: report of a science experiment, police report, news report, historical recount)

3. Imaginative Recount : talking on an imaginary role and giving details of events(e.g.:  a day in the life of a Roman slave, how I invented….)

Example of Recount Text

Generic Structure	The Story
Orienta-tion	Vacation to London             Mr. Richard’s family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs. Richard with two sons. They went to London. When they saw their travel agent and booked their tickets. They went to the British Embassy to get visa to enter Britain. They booked fourteen days tour. This includes travel and accommodation. They also included tours around London.
Events	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 the way. On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had to go to Customs and Immigration.            The officers were pleasant. They checked the document carefully but their manners were very polite. Mr. Richard and his family collected their bags and went to London Welcome Desk. They arranged the transfer to a hotel.
Reorien-tation	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 went by fast. At the end of the 14-day, they were quite tired but they felt very happy.