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Recount Text

Sosial Function

Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its

purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no
complication among the participants and that diffrentiates from narrative.
A recount text has an orientation a series of events in chronological order,
personal remakes on the events, and a reorientation that rounds off the
sequence of events.

Generic Structure

Orientation
tells was involved, what happen, where the event took place and when it
happened

Event
Tell what happen and in what sequence

Reorientation
Consist of optional-closure of event or ending

Language Feature

1. Using simple past tense

The structure of simple past tense is S + v2 + o/c
V2 divided to 2 tipe :

- Regullar ---> v1+ed

- Irregullar---> v2
Ex :

regullar
- I walked with my friend

Irregullar
- I ran with my friend

2. Using temporal sequence/adverb phrase

 Ex :
- On Sunday
- In december
- At 17th august 1945

3. Using action verb

Ex:
- Studied
- Ran
- Stayed
- went
2. Simple past tense
 3. Present perfect tense

Function

To express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present.

To express an activities which are just finish and usually without any
adverb of time.

Used when the speaker wishes to indicate that the event is relevant in the
present or future time

Structure

(+) Subject + have/has + verb 3 + O/C

(-) Subject + have/has + not + verb 3 + O/C
(?) Have/has + Subject + verb 3 + O/C

Note: Have I, You, We, They

Has He, She, It

Regular Verb Irregular Verb

V1 V2 V3 V1 V2 V3
work worked worked arise arose arisen
walk walked walked blow blew blown
call called called cleave cleft cleft
study studied studied draw drew drawn
try tryed tryed fling flung flung

wait waited waited go went gone

finish finished finished mow mowed mown
attend attended attended partake partook partaken
want wanted wanted ring rang rung
like liked liked sell sold sold
wait waited waited strive strove striven
open opened opened thrown threw thrown

They They
Have We We
I You Have
You Swept the Yes I Swept
floor? / the floor.
No
He He Has
Has She She
It It
4. NARATIVE TEXT LEGEND
5.
6. Function
Social
7.
Narative text has a social function.The social function is to entertain or
1. Social Function
amuse the reader for listener.

Generic Structure

Orientation
Sets the scene and introduces the participans. Its about the opening
paragraph where the characters of story introduced.

Complication
Where the problem in the story developed.

Resolution
Where the problem in the story solved.

Coda
It contains moral values.

Language feature

Past tense
ex: killed,drunk,etc.
Adverb of time.
ex: once upon a time,one day,etc.
Time conjuction.
ex: when,then,suddenly,etc.
Specific character.
The character of the story is spesific,not general.
ex: cinderella,snow white,alibaba,etc.
Action verb.
A verb that show an action.
ex: (kill,dug,walked,etc).
Direct speech.
It so to make the story lively.The direct speech uses present
tense.
ex: snow white said,My name is snow white.
 5. Song

Definition and Social Function

A song is a single (and often stand alone) work of music that is typically
intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and
patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include
the repetition of sections.

Song is purposed to communicate certain messages through a beautiful

verses which can only be understood by deep reasoning and feeling.

Generic Structure

1. CHORUS :The chorus has the same melody and the same lyric each time
we hear it. Be sure to include your title in your chorus so
listeners know what to call your song. The title is often in the
first or last line, sometimes both.

2. VERSE : The verses all have the same melody but different lyrics. A
verse takes us deeper into the feelings or situation that
created the feelings in the chorus

3. BRIDGE: The bridge has a different melody and lyric from any other
section. It often provides a peak moment or a turning point in
the song

4. PRE-CHORUS: Sometimes theres a short section at the end of the verse

which creates anticipation going into the chorus.

5. HOOK: The hook is the most memorable line in the song. Its in the
chorus and its often the line with the title in it the first or
last line of the chorus.