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Recount Text
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Recount
Purpose
A
recount provides information
about what happened, when it happened, where it happened and who was
involved. Structure
The
three parts of a recount are: ·
An orientation which provides
details of who/what/when/where. ·
A series of paragraphs retell
what has happened
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Recount
Scaffold Orientation who, what, when,
where
Event
1
...
Event
2
..... Event
3
Reorientation concludes
retelling
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Language features of a
recount Names of those involved Tom, my sister, the next-door neighbour Descriptive words who, what, where, when, why the puppets, in the sleeping city, after a few minutes, to find their way Past tense occurred, overturned, struggled Time and sequence words to show order f events then, next, finally | |
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Examples of a recount Newspaper reports, diary entries, interviews, conversation, letters |
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References: Greef, C. (1995). Summary of school text types in science [Draft]. Disadvantaged Schools Program Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 1. Macmillan: South Yarra. Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 2. Macmillan: South Yarra. Literacy Committee, St Andrews Cathedral School |
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