Teachers’ Notes: Recount
This is a Ready-Ed Publications' book preview. A recount tells the reader about something that has happened. It can be a story(fictional) recount or a factual recount. A recount text can retell an event in the form of an email, a journal or a diary.Â
It is important to discuss recounts in class particularly students' personal recounts (e.g. their morning news) so that they understand and can identify the different parts of this text type before they start to write their own.
A recount has three parts: Orientation (beginning) The first part tells the reader who the recount is about, where it happened and when it happened. Look at the example of Aisha's Weekend: Who it is about: Aisha Where it happened: Beautiful farm When it happened: Weekend
Events (middle) In this part the writer tells the reader about the important events in the order that they happened. Look at the example of Aisha's Weekend: Events in order: Played cricket, made a pizza, watched TV, had breakfast, helped to pick apples
Conclusion (end) At the end of the recount the writer comments about the events.
Aisha's Weekend On the weekend I went to stay with my friend Olivia. She lives on a beautiful farm. Her mum and dad grow vegetables and sell them to the supermarkets and shops. In the afternoon I played cricket with Olivia and her brother and sister. On Saturday night we had pizza for dinner. Then we watched a program about wildlife. On Sunday I had eggs and toast for breakfast. Then I helped to pick red apples from the apple trees. I put them in a big basket. Later I went for a ride on a brown horse. Mum picked me up at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. I had a great time with Olivia on the farm.
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Look at the example of Aisha's Weekend: Comment: Aisha says she had a great weekend
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