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Holiday Recount Writing

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Holiday Recount Writing

Holiday Recount Writing

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🏖️ Part 1: Planning Your Holiday Recount

1. Where did you go on your holidays? (Use proper nouns - specific place names)
2. Who did you go with? (Use proper nouns - specific people's names)
3. List three things that happened during your holiday in order:

First: _________________________________________________

Then: _________________________________________________

Finally: _____________________________________________

🎨 Part 2: Adding Descriptive Language

4. Choose the best descriptive words for a beach holiday:

sparkling blue water

warm golden sand

excited laughter

big waves

salty sea breeze

5. Write three descriptive words or phrases about your holiday destination:
6. How did you feel during your holiday? Use descriptive feeling words:

📝 Part 3: Proper Nouns Practice

7. Circle which words are proper nouns (names of specific people, places, or things):

Auckland

beach

Grandma Smith

mountain

Rotorua

hotel

8. Match the common nouns with their proper noun examples:
1. city
2. mountain
3. lake
4. person
A. Lake Taupo
B. Uncle John
C. Mt Cook
D. Wellington

⏰ Part 4: Time Connectives

9. Fill in the blanks with time connectives to show the order of events:

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

________ we packed our bags for the trip to Queenstown. ________ we drove to the airport and caught our flight. ________ we checked into our hotel and had lunch. ________ we went on a boat ride on Lake Wakatipu. ________ we had dinner and went to bed early.

✍️ Part 5: Writing Your Holiday Recount

10. Now write your holiday recount! Remember to:

• Use proper nouns for people and places

• Include descriptive language

• Write events in order using time connectives

• Write in complete sentences

🔍 Part 6: Self-Check

11. Check your writing. Tick the boxes when you have included each element:

I used proper nouns for people and places

I included descriptive words and phrases

I wrote events in the correct order

I used time connectives (First, Then, etc.)

I wrote in complete sentences

I checked my spelling and punctuation

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