Oral Language


A Sound bite In pairs, research and write a recount on a news event happening in school or the world at the moment. Organise your recount into a thirty-second report. Try to include reported speech in your sound bite, e.g. ‘Local police are reported to have said they are working hard on the case.’ ‘The principal exclaimed, “What a wonderful show!” when the concert was over.’


Writing Genre – Recount Writing


The purpose of a recount is to retell or recount past experiences or events. Recounts may be personal, factual or imaginative. Structure: ƒ Setting − Set the scene by including who, where, when, what, why and how.


Daily News


ƒ Events − Told in time order; begin a new paragraph for each new event when changing subject, place, time or event.


ƒ Concluding statement − Can be in the form of the author’s feelings in a personal recount or an evaluative comment in a factual recount.


A Plan, organise and write an imaginative newspaper article in the form of a recount.


Choose one of the following headlines: ƒ ‘Local schoolchild saves the day’


 ‘Disaster at the MTV Video Music Awards!’


ƒ ‘Mystery of disappeared sporting hero is finally solved’ 1. In your copy, plan your recount using a plan like the one below.


Newspaper article: _______________________________________________________ Setting


Who Where When


Events Event 1


What Why How


Event 2 Concluding statement


2. Use the information in your plan to write the first draft of your recount. B Debate: ‘The moon landing was faked.’


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Event 3


Event 4


Event 5


Unit 1 | Recount 1


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