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Recount Writing Introduction

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Recount Writing Introduction

📚 Part 1: Understanding Recounts

1. What is a recount?

A made-up story with magical creatures

Retelling a real event or experience that happened

Instructions on how to make something

2. Why do we write recounts? (Choose all that apply)

To share our experiences with others

To inform people about what happened

To cast magic spells

To remember important events

3. Which of these would make a good recount topic?

A dragon's adventure in a fantasy land

Our school athletics day last week

How to bake a cake

🏗️ Part 2: Recount Structure

4. The three main parts of a recount are:

_____________, Events, and _____________

5. Match each part to its purpose by drawing lines:
Orientation
Events
Conclusion
How the experience ended
Who, when, where it happened
What happened in order
6. Put these events in the correct order for a recount about a trip to the beach:

___ We packed up and went home feeling tired but happy

___ Last Saturday, my family and I went to Piha Beach

___ First, we built sandcastles near the water

___ Then we had fish and chips for lunch

___ After lunch, we went for a swim in the waves

✏️ Part 3: Language Features

7. Recounts are written in _______ tense because they tell about things that already happened.

present

past

future

8. Circle the time connectives (time words) in this sentence:

First, we arrived at the zoo. Then we saw the lions. Finally, we visited the gift shop.

9. Write a short recount about something you did yesterday. Include orientation, events, and conclusion:

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