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Holiday Recount Writing Worksheet

Plan and write a vivid recount of a holiday experience. It can be a real event, a small everyday moment, or an imagined holiday. Organise events in time order, use precise details, and finish with a reflection. You do not need to share anything private.

Collect your story

Choose one moment worth recounting. Jot notes, not full sentences yet.

1.What is the one holiday moment you will recount? State where and roughly when it happened, who was there (if anyone), and why you chose it.

2.Write three key events in the order they happened. Add a time-linking phrase to each, such as at first, later, or by the end.

3.Choose one event from your timeline. Note two precise details a reader could see, hear, smell, taste, or feel. Avoid general phrases such as “it was nice”.

4.Read this mini-recount: “We reach the track before lunch. Soon, clouds gathered over the ridge. By the time we turned back, rain soaked our sleeves.” Which verb needs changing to keep the recount in past tense? Write the corrected sentence.

5.Improve this sentence by replacing “good” with a precise verb or adjective and adding one sensory detail: “The beach was good.”

Shape the recount

A recount usually opens with an orientation, moves through events in time order, and ends with a reflection. PEEL can help develop a body paragraph: Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link. Use it flexibly—your writing should sound natural, not like a list of labels.

6.Use brief notes for each part of PEEL about one event in your recount: Point (main idea), Evidence (specific details), Explanation (what you thought or felt and why), Link (connect to what happened next or the overall experience).

7.Write a recount of your chosen holiday moment. Include an opening that sets the scene, at least three events in time order, precise details, and a reflective ending. Aim for three to five paragraphs. Use paragraph breaks and past tense consistently.

8.Reread your draft. Find one sentence that could be clearer or more vivid. Copy it, revise it, and name one change you made (for example, stronger verb, added detail, clearer time link, or corrected punctuation).

9.What is the strongest part of your recount? Give one example from your writing. Then name one specific writing goal for next time.