The Purpose is to retell events from

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The Purpose is to retell events from
How to write excellent Recounts

• Your Own Experience

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Write in first person
Write in third person
using words like
using words like

• Their
• Him
• Them
• They

• She
• Her
• He
• His

• I
• Me
• We
• My

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Write mainly in the past tense

• Add ed to most words to make them past tense

happen
ed
look
ed
finish
ed
walk
ed
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Write a clear introduction
Who?
When?
Yesterday Last week Last night An hour ago Last
year At 2.30 pm
Mum Dad Sister Brother Teacher Friend Aunty
Uncle Cousin Next door neighbour
Where?
Why?
Home School Playground Supermarket Rainbows
End Papakura Town Centre The school field
Birthday Special day or event Wedding
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Write things in order that they happened

• Must be in sequence
• Must be chronological
• Must be in order

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Use connecting words and phrases

• A few minutes later
• Meanwhile
• Afterwards
• Then
• Next
• Finally
• After that
• First
• When
• Later
• The next day
• After

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Use awesome adjectives to help create a picture
The dog ran after me.
The ferocious dog ran after me.
It was a rainy day.
It was a wild wet torrential rainy day.
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Use vigorous verbs

• Whimper
• Interrupt
• Sob
• Mumble
• Squeal
• Ask
• Explain
• Object
• Warn
• Continue
• Plead

• Scream
• Whisper
• Shout
• Yell
• Roar
• Stammer
• Bellow
• Exclaim
• Laugh
• Answer
• Reply

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Describe the various feelings of the person
telling the story

• Scared
• Amazed
• Stunned
• Saddened
• Joyous
• Anger
• Hatred
• Love

• Anguish
• Confused
• Revengeful
• Intrigued
• Upset
• Empathetic
• Pity
• Remorseful

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The End

• State how things went at the end (how did it all
  end up, what was the conclusion
• Say how you felt about what happened
• Mention something that might happen later to
  resolve the situation or make it go on

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