Recount Text
Teks
recount adalah teks yang bertujuan menerangkan peristiwa, kejadian, atau
pengalaman seseorangyang terjadi pada waktu lampau untuk memberitakan atau
menghibur. Teks recount terdiri atas personal recount (berdasarkan pengalaman
pribadi). Biographical recount (tentang biografi atau riwayat hidup seorang
tokoh), dan historical recount (tentang sejarah).
Ciri-ciri teks recount:
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Menggunakan noun dan pronoun
sebagai kata ganti orang, hewan, atau benda yang terlibat, misalnya the company
atau the children.
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Menggunakan action verb (kata
kerja tindakan), misalnya treated atau donated.
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Menggunakan past tense, misalnya
They were given training on information technology.
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Menggunakan conjunction dan time
connector yang mengurutkan peristiwa, kejadian, atau kegiatan, misalnya when,
then dan at the end of the day.
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Menggunakan adverb dan adverb
phrase intuk mengungkapkan tempat, waktu, dan acara, misal in 1999, for the
first time, that day.
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Menggunakan adjective untuk
menerangkan noun, misalnya terribly very huge crowd atau odour smells.
Struktur teks recount:
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Orientation (pengenalan): memberi
informasi tentang pelaku, tempat, dan waktu.
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Events: rekaman peristiwa,
kejadian, atau kegiatan yang terjadi, yang biasanya disampaikan dalam urutan
kronologis.
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Re-orientation: pengantar akhir
yang mengatur rentetan peristiwa, kejadian, atau kegiatan.
Contoh teks recount:
On
the Children’s Day in 2010, a technology company treated more than 200
underprivileged children to a ‘high-tech’ experience. They were given training
on information technology.
The
company wanted to provide opportunities for these children to learn more about
the internet and the latest technology. They wanted to help the less fortunate
in the community.
That day the children had an enjoyable and educational
experience. They were exposed to the new technologyfor the first time, and they
were very interested. The company hoped to conduct many more such training
session for these children. They felt that the skills the childrenhad would be
useful to them when they grew up.
At the end of the day, the company donated
money to somecharitable organizations. Then it also granted scholarships for
many smart students.
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