17 communicate for academic purposes. In this level, students are able to get the
knowledge by using their language skills. For example, when they read a book, they can get what is inside book.
d. Epistemic
In this level, students are able to show their knowledge in a target language. This level is believed to not being able to reach because the ability
needed is too high. According to Wells in Agustien 2009, epistemic level is not considered to be feasible for the high school level. This level can be the target of
English Department graduates at universities.
Table 1: Standard Competency and Basic Competency
No Standard Competency
Basic Competency 6.
Expressing meaning in a short written functional
text in the form of descriptive and recount
in
the context
of everyday life.
6.1 Expressing meaning in the form of written functional texts using
written language fluently and acceptably in the context of
everyday life.
6.2 Expressing meaning of rhetoric steps accurately, fluently and
acceptably by using written language in the context of
everyday life in the form of descriptive and recount.
3. Recount Text
a. Definition of Recount Text
Recount text is one of the text types learnt at Junior High School. According to Derewianka cited in Paltridge 1996: 238, recount is categorised as
a text types, other text types are narratives, information reports, explanations, and arguments.
18 In addition, Anderson and Anderson 1997: 46 propose that recount is a
piece of text that tells past events, usually in the order in which they happened. Furthermore, Knapp and Watkins 2005: 223 state that recount is a sequential
text that does little more than sequencing a series of events. From the definition above, recount text is a sequential text about one self which tell us in the order in
which they happened.
b. Types of Recount Text
According to Derewianka 1990: 15-17, there are three types of recount. They are:
1 Personal Recount
Personal recount is a recount that retelling of an activity that writer or speaker has been personally involved in, for example, oral anecdote and diary
entry. An example of recount text with the writer personally involved is presented below.
Going Fishing for the First Time
Last week, my uncle asked me to go fishing with him in the river near his house. He also told me that the scenery there is beautiful. I was
excited because I had never gone fishing before. Therefore, he taught me how to do it very well.
We left at 9 a.m. When we got to the river, there were already some people. They were also fishing. Then, we looked for a convenient place
under a tree. We put our fishing equipment and our lunch box on the mat we brought. After that, my uncle taught me how to catch fish. He did it very
patiently.
Suddenly, in the middle of fishing, I felt something really heavy catching my hook. I could not pull it until I slipped and fell into the river. I
did not realise that the grass was slippery. My uncle pulled me out quickly. He helped me reach the ground. Thank God, I was safe even though I have
mud all over my face. It was embarrassing.
Adapted from Scaffolding Grade VIII 2008: 85
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2 Factual Recount Text
Factual recount is a past event text that recording the particulars of an accident, for example, report of a science experiment, police report, news report,
and historical event.
3 Imaginative recount
Imaginative recount is a past event text that taking on an imaginary role and giving details events, for example, the story of Toba Lake.
Mini-tornado, hail strikes South Bandung
A “mini-tornado” coupled with a hail storm hit some areas in South Bandung on Wednesday afternoon for approximately 30 minutes.
The weather panicked residents as hail stones penetrated corrugated iron rooftops.
“The wind swirled things around while hail stones made thudding sounds on our roof. I ran to a stronger
house for safety,” said resident Nani, as quoted by Antara news wire on Wednesday.
“There was no sign of rain. All of a sudden, we saw dark clouds above followed by strong winds. Afterwards, it rained hard with hail stones,” said
another resident. Residents reported that the authorities had shut down the electricity in
the area to prevent short circuits.
Adapted from http:www.thejakartapost.com
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c. The Structure of Recount Texts
