A. Recount text is which of text that retell the past experience or event in chronologycally. There are many kind of text:
1. Personal recount
The text usually retells an experience of event in which the writer/author was personally involved.
2. Procedural recount
The text usually record or event such as science experiment and cooking experince in the past.
3. Factual recount
The event or incident/accident happened in the past and reported in the news.
4. Biograpically recount
To inform by telling past event and achievement in person's life.
5. Television interview
Interview is special type from conversation that can be recount text often current affair show.
6. Anecdot
Fun history but the end of the story unpredict.
7. Embrassing experince
retell someone embrassed experince happened in the past.
B. Generic Structures
1. Tittle (optional)
It present the specific participant.
2. Setting or orientation
It provide the background of information about who, where, when.
3. The list of event
It present event: what people did? it tells the event chronologically.
4. Reorientation
It present the concluding comments it express the writer's the personal opinion regarding the event described.
Recount text