RECOUNT

TEXT
BY MS. YUNITA

DEFINITION
Recount text is a text which retells events or experiences in the
past. (recount text adalah sebuah teks yang menceritakan kembali
kejadian atau peristiwa di masa lampau.)

PURPOSE OF THE TEXT (TUJUAN TEXT)

a. To inform about past experience (menginformasikan pengalaman
di masa lampau)
b. To retell about past event (menceritakan kembali pengalaman di
masa lampau)

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT

a. Orientation
Dalam bahasa Indonesia, orientation artinya orientasi alias pengenalan.
Sudah pasti, isi dari orientation adalah informasi mengenai tokoh atau
karakter, lokasi, waktu kejadian, bagaimana, dengan siapa, mengapa, dll.
Melalui orientation, harapannya pembaca dapat memahami jalan/alur
cerita dari penulis. Contoh orientation dalam recount text:

“ Last year I celebrated Nyepi day in my grandparents’ house in

Gianyar. I went there with my parents and my older brother 2 days before
Nyepi. We went there by car, and my Dad drove it. We really enjoyed our
journey from Buleleng to Gianyar because we could see many kinds of
Ogoh – Ogoh on the way.”
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b. Series of Events
Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, event adalah kejadian, sedangkan series
berarti rangkaian. Dalam bagian ini, penulis akan menuliskan rangkaian
mengenai peristiwa/kejadian yang mereka alami (inti dari recount text).
“When we arrived there, our grandparents welcomed us happily.
My mom and dad were so busy moving the things we brought from car.
My brother and I helped my grandpa cleaning the living room. My
grandmother made us coffee and tea. After that we sat down in the living
room together enjoying tea and cake from grandma while telling some
stories.”

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT

c Re- orientation
Dalam membuat recount text, akhir dari sebuah cerita disebut dengan
reorientation. Pada bagian ini, penulis akan menuangkan rangkuman dan
kesimpulan dari keseluruhan cerita sekaligus memberitahu ending-nya
(sad/happy). Jika ada, author juga akan menambahkan kesan dan pesan
untuk pembaca.
“actually, that was my wonderful Nyepi day because I could meet
my granparents, listened to their story, enjoyed many kinds of delicious
food, and many more. I hope next year I will have a chance to spend my
Nyepi Day there.”