Post on 25-May-2015
16 February 2012Recount Writing
WALT:1. Understand the purpose and
structure of a recount
Brainstorm.
In the middle of the top half of your book write Recount.
By yourself brainstorm what you think a Recount is.
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A recount is a piece of text that retells past events, usually in order which they happened.
The purpose of a recount is to give the audience a description of what occurred and when it occurred.
Recounts are written in past tense.
The structure of a recount:
Introduction paragraph that tells who, what, where and when.
A sequence of events in the order in which they occurred.
A conclusion.
By yourself brainstorm ideas of what you could do your recount on.
Decide on one idea and plan what your recount will be about. Include who, what, where and when.
Begin writing your introduction of your recount.