SMP ISLAM AL MUTTAQINOLEH : WAITA SANI,S.Pd
RECOUNT TEXT GRADE 8TH of the second semester
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RECOUNT TEXT
To tell past events in the time order that have happened OR To share other people what happened in the past time and when it happened or retell one’s past experience.
=utk memberitahu/menceritakan sesuatu yg telah lalu atau berbagi pengalaman kpd orang lain apa yg telah terjadi ( menceritakan kembali pengalaman masa lalu seseorang)
Grammatical features of recount :
1. It tells the reader a past event , and the use of the past tense or
past continous tense to retell the events = menceritakan peristiwa
lampau kpd pembaca, dan menggunakan PAST TENSE & PAST
CONTINOUS
2. words that show the order of the events (for example, first, next,
then). = kata-kata yg menunjukan serangkaian peristiwa , contoh :
pertama-tama, lalu, kemudian...)
3. It usually focuses on a person’s past experience. = biasanya focus
pada pengalaman seseorang.
4. It usally uses the word I or WE = biasanya menggunakan kata I
& WE
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RECOUNT TEXT HAS THREE ELEMENTS:
RECOUNT
TEXT
THE ORIENTATION : Tells the readers who was involved in the story , what happened, where the story took place, and when it happened.
THE EVENTS :Tell the sequence of events. These are described in order
THE RE-ORIENTATION:Summarises the event.
MY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE
ORIENTATION
I have got a horrible experience that I won’t forget.
It happened three years ago when I was still twelve.
We just moved to the new house for three days when
the strange thing happen.
Adverb time of past tense
WORDSSHOWING THE
ORDER OFEVENTS
EVENT
1
WORDSSHOWING
THEORDER OF
EVENTS
That night , I felt very
tired after cleaning the
bedroom. I stayed up for an
hour before falling asleep
and when I did, I had dream
that something picked me
up and then suddenly I was
thrown down hard.
EVENT 2
I woke up and I found my self lying on the floor. I felt my back is very painful. I couldn’t move my body so I cried for help.
EVENT
3
My parents woke up
right away and gave me
help. They took me to
bed and checked my
back. They found that
my back was bruise. It
was badly hurt.
EVENT 4
They asked me how I could be thrown from the bed.
I said that I didn’t know how it happened. The bed was not too high. If I fell from the bed I shouldn’t be so hurt. It was illogical.
EVENT 5
My parents then took me to
the doctor.
After two weeks in the
hospital, I was allowed to go
home. Something strange
happened many times after
that day. One night I just flew
around the room or suddenly I
was thrown a glass.
RE – ORIENTATION
SUMMARIES
Finally , my parents decided to move to another house. We thought the house was haunted.
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