RECOUNT TEXT
Definition: Text that retell about Experience or events in the
past time usually in a chronological order
Social Function/Purpose of Recount
To retell about past events
• Text Structure/ Generic Sttucture of Recount
• 1. Orientation
• 2. Cronological Events
• 3. Re-orientation
Kinds of Recount Text:
1. Personal Experience
2. Historical Event
3. Biography
Contoh Recount Text:
Personal Experience
ORIENTATION
Last Friday was a tiring day. I spent the whole day doing lot of activities and had no time to
take a rest.
EVENTS
First, I went cycling to school in the morning. Then, I studied until 14.00. After school, I went
to football practice in the field. It was a hard training day and drained my energy. After that, I
went home and took a shower.
Before getting ready to sleep, I remembered that there were home works and some projects
I still had to do. I did my homework until 22.00 and finished some video editing for my project
until 01.00. Only until then, I could take a rest. Those activities made me exhausted.
Re-Orientation
Perhaps I will reduce my activities in the future
Contoh BIOGRAPHY
ORIENTATION
Thomas Alva Edison as Inventor who was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Thomas Edison
was the youngest of seven children Samuel and Edison. His father was an exiled political activist, while his
mother was an accomplished school teacher and had a great influence on Thomas’ early life. Thomas Alva
Edison was an American inventor, his inventions include the telegraph, the phonograph, the first practical
incandescent electric light bulb, alkaline storage batteries and the Kinetograph (camera for film).
EVENTS
During his lifetime, Edison received many patents. His first patent was obtained from the Electrographic
Vote-Recorder on October 13, 1868, at the age of 21. His last patent was for equipment used to hold
objects during the electroplating process. While the artificer wasn’t the inventor of the first light bulb, he
did find the technology that helped bring it back in time.
RE-ORIENTATION
Edison was driven to perfect the commercially practical incandescent light bulb after the British inventor
invented the first early electric arc lamp in the early 1800s. Thomas Edison later died of complications from
his illness on October 18, 1931, at his home, “Glenmont,” in West Orange, New Jersey.
LATIHAN SOAL
On Monday morning Adi woke up late.. Before leaving for school, his
mother reminded him of having breakfast, but he refused. He was afraid of being
late.
Adi arrived at school only one minute before the bell rang. All students
walked towards the school yard. They would have a flag hoisting ceremony.
It was very hot and the sun shone very brightly. During the ceremony, Adi felt dizzy
and his eyes were blurred. He tried to stand up still, but he could bot hold on. He
trembled and fainted.
He didn’t know what happened next . When he opened her eyes, he was in
the medical room with his class teacher and Riski, his best friend.
Riski gave him a glass of hot tea and a piece of bread.
Answer question based on the text
1. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
2. Where did Adi tremble and faint?
3 What would happen if Adi had breakfast?
4. What is the function of Recount Text ?
5. Analysis the text using generic structure ?
6. What is the conclude of the text above ?
7. Write the example of recount text about Biography yourself and
give the generic structure?
