Generic Structure:
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time 2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story
Language Features:
1. Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
2. Using temporal sequence words; then, first, etc
3. Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
4. Using simple past tense
2. The Example of Recount Text
My Holiday Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend’s house in
Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big gardern with colorful flowers and a small pool.
In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we
went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before
we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.’
We were tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.
Taken from Scaffolding English for Junior High School Students Grade VIII
C. STUDENTS’ WORK SHEET
Group :
………. Class
: …………
Task 1 Read the text carefully then make 5 questions by using What , Where, Why and
How question based on the text
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Going Fishing for The first Time
Last week my uncle asked me to go fishing with him in the river near his house. He told me that the scenery there was beautiful. I
was very excited because I have 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 launch box on the mat we brought. After that, my uncle taught me how
to catch a 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 in to
the river. I did not realize that the grass was so 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 so embarrassing
taken from Scaffolding English for Junior High School Students Grade VIII, page 85
Task 2 Read the text carefully and answer the questions by crossing a,b,c, or d as the
best answer
1. “He told me that the scenery there was beautiful.” line 2
The underlined word refers to…… a.
the writer c. the
writer’s father
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