2.

RECOUNT TEXT (HISTORICAL EVENTS)

2.1. Identitas Modul
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Wajib
Kelas/ Semester : X (Sepuluh)/ 2 (Dua)
Alokasi Waktu : 3x45 menit
Judul Modul : Historical Recount Text

Kompetensi Dasar Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi

3.4. Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur
teks, dan unsur kebahasaan
beberapa teks recount lisan dan tulis
dengan memberi dan meminta
informasi terkait peristiwa bersejarah
sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya
3.4.1. Menganalisis fungsi social, struktur
teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks
recount lisan dan tulis terkait peristiwa
bersejarah.
3.4.2. Membandingkan fungsi social,
struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan
beberapa recount lisan dan tulis terkait
peristiwa bersejarah.

4.4.Teks recount – peristiwa bersejarah 4.4.1.1. Menemukan makna tersurat dan

4.4.1 Menangkap makna secara
kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial,
struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks recount lisan dan
tulis terkait peristiwa bersejarah
tersirat dari beberapa recount tulis terkait
peristiwa bersejarah.
4.4.1.2. Menulis teks recount terkait
peristiwa bersejarah di daerah asal
peserta didik.

2.2. Uraian Materi

A. Definisi Historical Recount Text
Click the following links to watch videos about the explanation of historical recount
text
https://youtu.be/LB7tG4v86oo
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Historical Recount text adalah sejenis teks yang menjelaskan dan menceritakan
ulang kejadian- kejadian nyata di masa lampau dan memiliki nilai- nilai historis. Tidak
seperti Personal Recount, jenis teks recount ini tidak melibatkan sipenulis di dalam
kejadian- kejadian yang ditulis.
B. Fungsi Sosial Historical Recount Text
Fungsi social Historical Recount Text adalah untuk memberitahukan/
menginformasikan audiens kejadian- kejadian bersejarah.

C. Generic Structure (Struktur Paragraf) Historical Recount Text

1. Orientation
Pengenalan terhadap participant, setting of time, dan juga setting of place.
Orientation selalu berada pada paragraph pertama dalam teks.

2. Series of events
Ini adalah rangkaian peristiwa yang terjadi dan dialami oleh participant sehingga
membentuk rangkain sejaran yang komplit. Dengan demikian event yang
ditampilkan bias lebih dari satu event.

3. Re-orientation
Kalimat penutup yang mestinya adalah kesan dan pesan. Dilihat dari
fungsinya, Re-orientation ini bersifat optional.

D. Grammar and Language Features (Unsur Kebahasaan) Historical Recount Text

- Past Tense Action Verb (Cth; walked, ran, built, destroyed, dll.)
- Adjective (Cth; big, dangerous, ancient, dll.)
- Adverbial Phrase (Cth; on the opposite side, early in the morning, dll)
- Time Connective (Cth; At first, then, after that, finally, dll.)
- Evaluative Words (Cth; important, remarkable, tragic, abondened, attacked,
abused, dll)

E. Contoh Historical Recount Text

Battle of Surabaya

The Battle of Surabaya was fought between pro-independence Indonesian

soldiers and militia against British and British Indian troops as a part of the Indonesian
National Revolution.
On 27 October 1945, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets over
Surabaya urging all Indonesian troops and militia to surrender their weapons. The
leaders of the Indonesian troops and militia were angered, seeing it as a breaking of the
agreement reached with Mallaby earlier.
 Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby, the British brigade commander in Surabaya, was
travelling about Surabaya to spread the news about the new agreement to his troops.
Shortly after that, Mallaby was shot and killed. That made Lieutenant General Sir
Philip Christison was angered .
At dawn on 10 November, British troops began a methodical advance
through the city under the cover of naval and air bombardment. Fighting was heavy,
with British troops clearing buildings room by room.
The battle was the heaviest single battle of the revolution and became a
national symbol of Indonesian resistanace. Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians,
the battle helped galvanise Indonesian and international support for Indonesian
independence.
It was a day now commemorated in Indonesia as Heroes’ Day.

Battle of Ambarawa

The Battle of Ambarawa was a battle between the recently created Indonesian
Army and the British Army that occurred between 20 October and 15 December 1945
in Ambarawa, Indonesia.
On 20 October 1945, Allied troops under the command of Brigadier Bethell
landed in Semarang to disarm Japanese troops. Initially, the troops were welcomed in
the area, with Central Java’s governor Wongsonegoro agreeing to provide them with
food and other necessities in return for the Allies’ promise to respect Indonesia’s
sovereignty and independence.
However, when ALLIED and NICA troops began freeing and arming freed Dutch
POWs in Ambarawa and Magelang, many locals were angered. Indonesian troops under
the command of Lieutenant Colonel M. Sarbini began besieging Allied troops stationed
in Magelang in reprisal for their attempted disarmament.
On the morning of 23 November 1945, Indonesian troops began firing on
Allied troops stationed in Ambarawa. A counterattack by the Allies forced the
Indonesian Army to retreat to the village of Bedono.
On 11 December 1945, Soedirman held a meeting with various commanders of
the Indonesian Army. The next day at 4:30 AM, the Indonesian Army launched an
assault on the Allies in Ambarawa. Indonesian artillery pounded Allied positions, which
were later overrun by infantry. When the Semarang-Ambarawa highway was captured
by Indonesian troops, Soedirman immediately ordered his forces to cut off the supply
routes of the remaining Allied troops by using a pincer maneuver.
 The battle ended four days later on 15 December 1945, when Indonesia
succeeded in regaining control over Ambarawa and the Allies retreated to Semarang.

Explanation:
a. Generic Structure

Generic Structure Paragraph

Orientation
Text 1:

The Battle of Surabaya was fought between

pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and
militia against British and British Indian
troops as a part of the Indonesian National
Revolution.

Text 2:

The Battle of Ambarawa was a battle

between the recently created Indonesian
Army and the British Army that occurred
between 20 October and 15 December
1945 in Ambarawa, Indonesia.

Events Text 1: Paragraph 2 till 5

Text 2: Paragraph 2 till 5
Re- orientation Text 1:
The battle was the heaviest single battle of
the revolution and became a national
symbol of Indonesian resistance.
Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians,
the battle helped galvanise Indonesian and
international support for Indonesian
independence.
It was a day now commemorated in
Indonesia as Heroes’ Day.

Text 2
The battle ended four days later on 15
December 1945, when Indonesia
succeeded in regaining control over
Ambarawa and the Allies retreated to
Semarang.

b. Grammar and Language Features:

Grammar and Language Features  Past Tense Action Verb
 Adjective
 Adverbial Phrase
 Time Connective
 Evaluative Words

2.3. LKPD Historical Recount Text

A. Multiple Choice
Choose the right answer, a, b, c, d or e.
This text is for no. 1 until 2
SUPERSEMAR
The Supersemar, the Indonesian abbreviation for “Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret”
(Order of March the Eleventh), was a document signed by the Indonesian President
Sukarno on 11 March 1966.

It is said that it was giving the army commander Lt. General Soeharto authority
to take whatever measures he ”deemed necessary” to restore order to the chaotic
situation during the Indonesian killings of 1965-1966.

The abbreviation of “Supersemar” is a play on the name of Semar, the mystic and
powerful figure who commonly appears in Javanese mythology including wayang
puppet shows. The invocation of Semar was presumably intended to help draw on
Javanese mythology to lend support to Soeharto’s legitimacy during the period of the
transition of authority from Soekarno to Soeharto.

1. What is actually Supersemar?

a. Agreement between Soekarno and Soeharto in 1966
b. Soekarno’s legal order to give Soeharto authority in 1966
c. Official letter from Soeharto to take the immediate action
d. Formal decree of Soeharto to President in March 1965
e. The official decree from Soekarno to Soeharto in 1959

2. The last paragraph tells us about ….

a. The origin of word supersemar
b. The history of supersemar
c. The spirits of supersemar
d. The effect of supersemar
e. The expectation of supersemar

On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of

Hiroshima by the United States. It demoralized the spirit of the Japanese army in the
world. The following day, The Committee for Indonesian Independence confirmed the
wish to achieve the Independence of Indonesia. On August 9, 1945, the second atomic
bomb dropped on Nagasaki, causing the Japanese surrendered to the United States and
its allies.
 On 14 August 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on board the USS
Missouri. Hearing this, a young group urged elderly to immediately proclaim the
independence of Indonesia. However, the elderly did not want group did want to rush.
Some consultation was conducted in days of meeting. They then prepared the text of
the proclamation of Indonesian Independence.
The next morning, on 17 August 1945, Soekarno read the text of the
proclamation of Indonesia independence. Then the flag of Indonesia was raised-
followed by a speech by Soewirijo, deputy mayor of Jakarta. It was the mark of the next
morning, on 17 August 1945, Soekarno read the text of the proclamation of Indonesia
independence. Then the flag of Indonesia was raised-followed by a speech by soewirijo,
deputy mayor of Jakarta. It was the mark of the independence of a country.

This text is for no. 3 until 5

3. What is the text about?
a. The events which happened before the Proclamation of Indonesian
Independence
b. The events which happened after the Proclamation of Indonesian
Independence
c. The events which happened when Soekarno was declaring Indonesian
Independence
d. The events which happened when Soekarno was meeting with the committee
of Indonesian Independence
e. The events which happened when a young group was urging Soekarno to
state the Indonesian Independence

4. What is not the background event?

a. The bombing in Hiroshima
b. The bombing in Nagasaki
c. Japan surrendered to the Allies
d. A young group urged elderly
e. The flag of Indonesia was raised

5. How is the date 17 August 1945 for Indonesia?

a. usual
b. common
c. unspecial
d. unimportant
e. significant

BANDUNG THE SEA OF FIRE

Bandung as Sea of Fire was a fire that occurred in the city of Bandung on March
24, 1946. Within seven hours, about 200,000 residents of Bandung burned their
homes.
 British troops as part of the Brigade MacDonald arrived in Bandung on October
12, 1945. Bandung was deliberately burned by TRI and local people. There were black
smoke billowing high into the air everywhere. The British Army began to attack so
fierce. The greatest battle happened in the Village name Dayeuh Kolot, in South
Bandung, where there were a large ammunition depot belonging to British. In this
battle, Barisan Rakyat Indonesia destroyed the ammunition depot.
The strategy to fire Bandung was considered because the power of TRI and
people’s militia was not comparable to the British forces and NICA. This incident
inspired to create the famous song “Halo Halo Bandung”. To remember what they did
and struggled, they built the Bandung Lautan Api monument.

6. What can we
learn?
a. The strong army
b. The confort of living in Bandung
c. The wise of local people
d. The beauty of Bandung landscape
e. The spirit of never giving up

7. How was the Bandung as Sea of Fire!

a. It was deliberately burned
b. It was built by local people
c. It was announced by Brigade MacDonald
d. It was supported by NICA
e. It was struggled by militia

8. Why did people build the BLA monument?

a. To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening of
July 24th, 1946.
b. To commemorate Indonesian awakening day.
c. To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening of
March 24th, 1946
d. To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening
of March 24, 1944.
e. To amuse the reader.

9. What is the social function of the text …

a. To entertain the reader about fairy tale
b. To explain the process of how the people get the freedom
c. To inform about last historical story
d. To tell the reader about a historical event
e. To review about historical movie
 10. The greatest battle happened in the Village name Dayeuh Kolot, in South
Bandung,….
The underlined word is the closest meaning with ….
a. mattered
b. took place
c. event
d. inspired
e. ran

B. Essay
1. Determine the generic structure and the language features of
the following text.
2. Answer the following questions after the text.

General Offensive of 1 March 1949

The Dutch launched a military offensive on 19 December 1948 which it termed

Operation Crow. By the following day it had conquered the city of Yogyakarta, the
location of the temporary Republican capital. By the end of December, all major
Republican held cities in Java and Sumatra were in Dutch hands.
The Republican President, Vice-President, and all but six Republic of Indonesia
ministers were captured by Dutch troops and exiled on Bangka Island off the east coast
of Sumatra.
In areas surrounding Yogyakarta and Surakarta, Republican forces refused to
surrender and continued to wage a guerrilla war under the leadership of Republican
military chief of staff General Sudirman who had escaped the Dutch offensives. An
emergency Republican government, was established in West Sumatra.
On March 1, 1949 at 6 am, Republican forces launched March 1 General Offensive. The
Offensive caught the Dutch by surprise. For his part, Hamengkubuwono IX allowed his
palace to be used as a hide out for the troops. For 6 hours, the Indonesian troops had
control of Yogyakarta before finally retreating.
The Offensive was a moral and diplomatic success, inspiring demoralised troops
all around Indonesia, as well as proving to the United Nations that the Indonesian army
still existed and were capable of fighting. On the other hand, the offensive had
demoralized the Dutch forces, because they never thought that Indonesian forces could
assault and control the city, even for a few hours.

1. What is the text about?

2. What is the social function of the text?
3. What does the second paragraph tell about?
4. What can you infer from the text?
5. Why did the Republican forces refuse to surrender and continue to wage a
guerrilla war under the leadership of Republican military chief of staff
General Sudirman?

C. Writing Skill
Write a historical event happened in your own region.

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