The Genre of English Writing Text
"Recount Text"
Discussion:
2. Recount
text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity.
Its goal is to entertaining or informing the reader.
The Generic structure of recount text involves:
Orientation
tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when
it happened. ("Orientation" menceritakan siapa saja yang
terlibat dalam cerita, apa yang terjadi, di mana tempat peristiwa
terjadi, dan kapan terjadi peristiwanya)
Events
tell what happened and in what sequence.
("Event"
menceritakan apa yang terjadi (lagi) dan menceritakan urutan ceritanya)
Reorientation
consists of optional-closure of events/ending.
("Reorientation"
berisi penutup cerita / akhir cerita)
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
The
Examples of Recount Text
My Adolescence
I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.
It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends.
Fortunately, my Mum
gave me a good medicine. In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although
those showed some black spots in my face.
That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.
My Holiday in Bali
When I was 2nd grade of senior high school, my friends and I went to Bali. We were there for three days. I had many impressive experiences during the vacation.
First day, we visited
Sanur Beach in the morning. We saw the beautiful sunrise together. It was a
great scenery. Then, we checked in to the hotel. After prepared our selves, we
went to Tanah Lot. We met so many other tourists there. They were not only
domestic but also foreign tourists.
Second day, we enjoyed
the day on Tanjung Benoa beach. We played so many water sports such as banana
boat, jetsky, speedboat etc. We also went to Penyu island to see many unique
animals. They were turtles, snakes, and sea birds. We were very happy. In the
afternoon, we went to Kuta Beach to see the amazing sunset and enjoyed the
beautiful wave.
The last day, we spent
our time in Sangeh. We could enjoy the green and shady forest. There were so
many monkies. They were so tame but sometimes they could be naughty. We could
make a close interaction with them. After that, we went to Sukowati market for
shopping. That was my lovely time. I bought some Bali T-Shirt and souvenirs.
In the evening, we had to
check out from the hotel. We went back home bringing so many amazing memories
of Bali.
Exercises:
1.
Please
make one of recount text based on your experienced. Afterward, please move to
your class and tell your story to your friends.
2.
Please
mention which part that contains the orientation, events and re-orientation
based on the story below.
My
First Experience to Ride Motorcycle
One day, when I was
ten years old, my father bought an old motorcycle. That was " Honda
75". I think it was small light object and easy to ride it. I persuaded my
father to teach me to ride " Honda 75 ".
Firstly, my father
refused my request and promised that he would teach me two or three years
later, but I still whimpered. Finally, my father surrendered and promised to
teach me.
He began to teach me riding the motorcycle around a field in my village. My father was very patient to give me some directions. I was very happy when I realized my ability to ride a motorcycle. “Yes, I can ".
One day later, when I was alone at home, I intended to try my riding ability. So, I tried bravely. All ran fluently in the beginning, but when I was going back to my home and I must pass through a narrow slippery street, I got nervous. I lost my control and I fell to the ditch.
After that, I told my father about the last accident. I imagined my father would be angry and never let me ride again. But the reality is exactly on the contrary, my father was very proud of me. He just gave me some advices and since that accident, I got my father's permission to ride motorcycle.
3.
Please translate the “My first
experience to ride Motorcycle” story into Indonesian language.
4. Please search another example of
recount text on printed media such as magazine, novel, newspaper, letter, and
other all. Take and glue the text on your book. After that, write the
orientation, events and re-orientation on the below of the text.
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