Recount Text: Simple Guide for Students
Recount Text: How to retell past events clearly
Orientation · Events · Re-orientation — with examples and exercises.
What is Recount Text?
A Recount Text retells past events in chronological order. Typical use: personal experiences, historical events, or reports.
- 1Orientation — who, when, where.
- 2Events — sequence of actions (use past tense).
- 3Re-orientation — closing or personal comment.
Language Features
Common signals: past tense, time connectives (first, then, after that, finally), action verbs, and specific participants.
past tensetime connectivesaction verbsspecific participants
Example — My Holiday in Bali
Orientation: Last year, my family and I went to Bali for five days.
First, we visited Kuta Beach and played on the sand.
Then, we watched a traditional dance in Ubud.
After that, we visited the Monkey Forest and bought souvenirs in Sukawati Market.
Finally, we headed home with many memories.
Re-orientation: It was an unforgettable holiday. I hope I can visit Bali again.
Exercises (Try in class)
- Identify Orientation, Events, and Re-orientation in the example above.
- Underline all past tense verbs in the example.
- Write your own short recount (6–8 sentences): topic — a school trip / birthday / holiday.
More Resources
Encourage students to tell their story aloud first. Record (phone) — then transcribe. That helps fluency and editing skills.
First · Then · Next · After that · Finally · In the end · Afterwards.
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