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PERSONAL RECOUNT TEXT - WRITING

Writer's picture:  Hasrawati Hasan Sandiong Hasrawati Hasan Sandiong

Updated: Oct 10, 2021

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Written by. Hasrawati Hasan, S.Pd

Kompetensi Dasar:

3.7Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks recount lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait peristiwa/pengalaman sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya


4.7Menyusun teks recount lisan dan tulis, pendek dan sederhana, terkait peristiwa/pengalaman, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai konteks


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Definition of Recount Text

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Recount is a text that tells the reader about one story, action or activity or retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience.

Artinya : 
Recount adalah teks yang menceritakan kepada pembaca tentang satu cerita, tindakan atau aktivitas atau menceritakan kembali peristiwa atau pengalaman di masa lalu. Tujuannya adalah untuk menginformasikan atau menghibur pembaca.


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Social Function of

Personal Recount Text

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The purpose of a recount is to list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened (chronological order). Recounts are written to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience (or both) or Retells an event that the writer was personally involved in.

Artinya : 
Tujuan dari recount adalah untuk membuat daftar dan menggambarkan pengalaman masa lalu dengan menceritakan kembali peristiwa dalam urutan di mana mereka terjadi (urutan kronologis). Recount ditulis untuk menceritakan kembali pengalaman dengan tujuan menginformasikan atau menghibur pembacanya (atau keduanya) atau Menceritakan kembali suatu peristiwa yang penulisnya terlibat secara pribadi.

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Structure Text of of

Personal Recount Text

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There are 3 elements of the recount text structure, namely:

(1) Orientation (Opening)

Orientation contains the prefix of the story. This section usually describes the setting of the story such as the place and time of the experience happened.

(2) Events (Contents)

The event contains the main story of the recount text and should be a chronological order. This section describes the experience in succession from event A to event B.

(3) Reorientation (conclusion or closing of the text)

Reorientation contains repetition that consists of a conclusion or a comment are made by the writer and also consist closing the story.


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Language features of of

Personal Recount Text

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  • 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

== Simple Past Tense ==

* Simple Past Tense is used to talk:

a) An action that began and ended at a particular time in the past.

b) An action that occurred over a period of time but was completed in the past

c) An activity that took place regularly in the past.

for example :

  • My mother cooked fried rice Last morning.

  • Mrs. Janet taught English for Twenty years. (She doesn’t teach English at present)

  • When My brother was seven years old, he took an English course there.


* The sentence patterns are verbal sentences:

(+) Affirmative sentences ------ Subject + Verb-2 + Complement

  • Hikma attended my birthday party last year.

(-) negative sentences ------ Subject + didn’t + Verb-1 + Complement

  • She didn’t bring any present for me

(?) simple Interrogative sentences ------ did + subject + Verb-1 + Complement

  • Did she come alone to your party last year?

(?) Information Interrogative sentences ------ QW + did + subject + Verb-1 + Complement

  • Where did you celebrate your birthday party last year?


* The sentence patterns are Nomina sentences:

(+) Affirmative sentences ------ Subject + was/were + non verb

  • She was sad last night because she didn't find her favorite night gown.

(-) negative sentences ------ Subject + wasn't/weren't + non verb

  • He was not happy because you came late to her party.

(?) simple Interrogative sentences ------ was/were + subject + non verb

  • were you bored in her party last night?

(?) Information Interrogative sentences ------ QW + was/were + subject + non verb

  • Where were you last night?, I didn't see in the Jane's Birthday party.


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Observing Data Personal

Recount Text - experiences

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Collecting Data

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Reasoning

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Reflection

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