b. Events : Series of paragraphs that retell the events in the order in which they
happened. c.
Conclusion: A concluding paragraph. The language features usually found in recount text:
a. Proper noun to identify those involved in the text
b. Descriptive words to give details about who, what, where and how
c. The use of past tense to retell the events
d. Words that show the order of events
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4. The Example of Recount Text
As It Happened
One very spooky encounter with a UFO an unidentified flying object occurred in May 1974 involving a couple driving from
Zimbabwe to South Africa. As they carefully drove throughout the night they saw a flashing
blue-white light that was going on and off in a slow, steady rhythm. Shortly after noticing this, the car was covered in a bright circle of light.
Inside the car it suddenly became very cold. The couple wrapped themselves in thick blankets and turned on the heater bit they still
shivered. Then their car began to act very strangely. Suddenly the headlight
went of, the brakes failed, the steering wheel locked and the fuel gauge showed empty. Next the car began speeding up and raced along the road
at 190 kilometers an hour. To one side of the car, the UFO continued to follow.
The driver and his passenger lost his consciousness. When they awoke they were near the small town of Fort Victoria. The car’s
odometer showed that only 12 kilometers had been travelled, yet the
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that provide an
orientation Sequence of
events that reconstruct
the past in the order in
which event occurred
Sequence of events that
reconstruct the past in
the order in which event
occurred
distance from where they first saw the UFO to Fort Victoria was 290 kilometers.
Although the couple’s description of what happened, contained plenty of details, many people find it hard to believe that UFOs do exist.
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C. Two Stay Two Stray
1. Definition of Two Stay Two Stray
There area various method which can be applied by teacher in the class. In teaching reading, one of various techniques which can be applied by the teacher is
cooperative learning. Olsen and Kagan in Kessler regarding is that “Cooperative
Learning is a body of literature and research that has examined the effects of cooperation in education. It offers ways to organize group work to enhance learning
and increase academic achievement.”
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According to Kagan, “Cooperative, interdependent educational experiences in our classrooms is necessary if we hope to make possible the democratic ideal of
informed and equal participation. It’s necessary if we hope to maintain traditional values, including respect, kindness, and the ability to enter and maintain positive
social relations.”
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Kagan emphasizes that cooperative is need to be done in the classroom because it will make students have same roles and can help each other.
The point of cooperative learning technique is emphasizing to the students to have social interaction with all learners in a class by dividing into small groups. It
creates the opportunity for students to help their group members to solve the problems.
It’s similar with opinion of Johnson, Johnson and Holubec in Cayabyab
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Carolyn Kessler editor, Cooperative Language Learning. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice- Hall, inc., 1992, p. 1
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Spencer Kagan, Kagan Cooperative Learning, San Clamente, CA: Kagan Publishing, 2009, p.2.16
Concluding comment
