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Holiday Recount Writing

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Recounts

1. Which question does the orientation of a recount answer?

What happened?

Who, where and when?

How to do it step by step

A list of items

2. Which word is a time connective you can use to show sequence?

Quickly

Because

Then

Colourful

3. Check all the features that should be in a holiday recount:

Orientation (who, where, when)

Step-by-step instructions for a recipe

Events written in order

A conclusion that reflects on the holiday

4. Match each example sentence to the correct recount feature.
A. "Last summer, I went camping with my cousins."
B. "First, we set up the tent and then we collected firewood."
C. "I loved the holiday because I spent time outdoors and learned to fish."
1. Conclusion
2. Orientation
3. Events in order
5. Write three planning questions you should answer before you write your recount (short answers):

✏️ Part 2: Plan, Draw and Write

6. Draw three key moments from your holiday. Label each drawing with a short note: Who? Where? When? How did you feel?
7. Use your drawing and notes to write an orientation (one sentence):
8. Write the middle of your recount. Include at least two time connectives (e.g., First, Then, Later):
9. Write a concluding sentence that shows how you felt about the holiday:

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