This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Recount writing Key ring Subject:English Age groups:8–11, 12–14, 15–16, 17–18 Topic:Non-fiction writing EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2014 Source | This resource was originally developed by Charlotte Hurley and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

Recount

Examples of main types and forms : Purpose : To retell an event or series of events (from the point of view of someone who was there) First person Letter Autobiography Diary entry Magazine article Write-up of trip or activity Third person Science experiment Newspaper article Magazine article Encyclopaedia History book Biography

Recount graphic organiser Who? Where? When? What?

Recount Words and phrases to collect for writing Adverbial Phrases to indicate when, how, why, where and how often Time phrases to help order events Noun phrases and precise nouns Adjectives to add detail and clarity Precise verbs and adverbs

Recount writing frame Beginning – opening paragraph that sets the scene (Who? What? Where? When?) Middle – series of paragraphs in sequence/time order that tells the reader what happened. Written in past tense. New paragraph for each change in place, time, mood or topic Ending – paragraph bringing the writing to a satisfactory conclusion

Recount key ingredients  Opening paragraph setting the scene (Who? What? Where? etc.)  New paragraph for each change in place, time, mood or topic  Recount can be first or third person  Feelings, reactions and opinions  Events described in the order they happened  Adverbial phrases to order the events  Past tense usually used  Direct and reported speech

Recount