Reflective Recount Writing Scaffold

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🎯 Learning Intention & Success Criteria

Learning Intention: I am learning to write a detailed reflective recount about a personal experience.

Success Criteria - I can:

Write an engaging orientation that sets the scene

Sequence events in chronological order using time connectives

Include personal thoughts, feelings and reflections

Write a meaningful conclusion that shows what I learned

Use descriptive language and varied sentence structures

📝 Reflective Recount Planning Scaffold

1. Topic: What experience will you write about?

2. Orientation - Set the scene (Who? What? When? Where?)

Sentence starters: Last weekend... / During the holidays... / One memorable day...

3. Sequence of Events - What happened? (Use time order)

Time connectives: First, Then, Next, After that, Meanwhile, Finally

Event 1: _________________________________

Event 2: _________________________________

Event 3: _________________________________

4. Personal Reflection - How did you feel? What did you think?

Reflection starters: I felt... / I realised... / This made me think... / I was surprised that...

5. Conclusion - What did you learn? How did this experience change you?

Conclusion starters: Looking back... / This experience taught me... / I now understand...

🌟 Language Features & Extensions

6. Descriptive Language Bank - Circle words you could use in your recount:

anxious

exhilarating

overwhelming

peaceful

challenging

inspiring

frustrating

rewarding

unexpected

memorable

significant

transformative

7. Extension Activity: Add one complex sentence using:

A subordinate clause (because, although, while, when)

A relative clause (who, which, that, where)

An embedded clause with commas

8. Self-Assessment: Rate your confidence (1-5 scale):

Planning my recount: _____ Writing in time order: _____ Including reflections: _____

Differentiation Support:

🔸 Visual learners: Draw a timeline of events before writing

🔸 ADHD support: Complete one section at a time with breaks

🔸 Autistic learners: Use the sentence starters provided

🔸 Dyslexia support: Use speech-to-text or dictate to a partner

Reflective Recount Writing Scaffold

Reflective Recount Writing Scaffold

🎯 Learning Intention & Success Criteria

📝 Reflective Recount Planning Scaffold

🌟 Language Features & Extensions

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