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Recount Writing Introduction

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Recount Writing Introduction

Student writing a recount story

📚 Part 1: Understanding Recounts

1. What is the main purpose of a recount?

To persuade someone to do something

To retell events or experiences in order

To give instructions

To describe what something looks like

2. A recount has three main parts. Which are they?

Orientation (who, where, when)

Events (what happened)

Conclusion (ending)

Problem (what went wrong)

3. Recounts are usually written in which tense?

Present tense (I go, I play)

Past tense (I went, I played)

Future tense (I will go, I will play)

4. Which words help connect events in order? (Select all that apply)

First

Then

After that

Because

Finally

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Weekend Recount

5. Think about your weekend. Write the orientation for your recount (Who was there? Where did it happen? When?)
6. List three main events that happened during your weekend in order:

Event 1: ________________________________________________

Event 2: ________________________________________________

Event 3: ________________________________________________

7. How did your weekend end? Write a conclusion:
8. Choose three time connectives you could use in your recount:

Word Bank: First, Then, Next, After that, Later, Finally, Eventually

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

🎯 Part 3: Recount Features Practice

9. Change these present tense verbs to past tense:

go → _________     play → _________     eat → _________

see → _________     have → _________     run → _________

10. Write one sentence about your weekend using past tense and a time connective:
11. What goal will you set for writing your full recount next lesson?

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