Recount Texts: The Purpose Of A Recount Is To Inform

Recount texts: The purpose of a recount is to inform or entertain by retelling past events or experiences. You can recount personal events, factual incidents or imaginary incidents. The structure of the text is: An orientation which tells about who, when and where the event or incident occurred. The detailing of a sequence/list of events in the order in which they happened. Throughout, there may be some personal comment about the events. Some language features of a recount are: •mainly past tense verbs •action/doing verbs ie walked/caught/saw/played/bought •adverbial phrases ie on the way/in the city/on the train •specific participants ie my friend/his daughter/our neighbours •personal comment ie I really liked it/some people were a bit afraid •details of time ie about two o'clock/after lunch/in the morning