Recount Text

Recount Text is the story to tell about a sequence of events, all of which relate to a particular person. The recount generally begins with an orientation. It gives the readers the background of information needed to understand the text (who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened).
Then, the recount unfolds with a series of events (ordered in chronological sequence). At various stages there may be some personal comment on the incident. We call it re- orientation.


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Example :

EARTHQUAKE

The day when I went home from office was a terrible day. I was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched to one side.
At first I thought a tire had gone but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks which flashed and burnt.
The rocks that tumbled across the road almost hit my car and I tried to abandon it.
When I got back to town where many people crowded o the road, I saw some houses collapsed, the bridge had a crack, and the people said that the earthquake happened a few minutes ago.
Fortunately, the earthquake did not collapse my home and I thanked God.


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