Features of a recount text.
STRUCTURE:
Introduction:
- In the introduction answer the following questions:
o WHO did it happen to?
o WHERE did it happen?
o WHEN did it happen?
Main body of the recount:
- Write WHAT happened in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER .
- Chronological order means writing the events in the order that they happened
Ending:
- Explain HOW it felt and what will happen next.
Writing features of a recount text:
PAST TENSE – you are retelling an event that has happened so you need to use the past tense.
CAUSAL CONNECTIVES – use your causal connectives to show the cause and effect of your events
TIME CONNECTIVES – use you time connectives to show you the order of events.
NON – FICTION – recount texts usually retell events that have actually happened.
You can download this sheet plus a writing checklist here:
STRUCTURE:
Introduction:
- In the introduction answer the following questions:
o WHO did it happen to?
o WHERE did it happen?
o WHEN did it happen?
Main body of the recount:
- Write WHAT happened in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER .
- Chronological order means writing the events in the order that they happened
Ending:
- Explain HOW it felt and what will happen next.
Writing features of a recount text:
PAST TENSE – you are retelling an event that has happened so you need to use the past tense.
CAUSAL CONNECTIVES – use your causal connectives to show the cause and effect of your events
TIME CONNECTIVES – use you time connectives to show you the order of events.
NON – FICTION – recount texts usually retell events that have actually happened.
You can download this sheet plus a writing checklist here: