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Types of Writing:

Types of Writing:. Recount. To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining a listener/reader. What is the purpose of ‘recount’ writing?. Personal recount – a personal experience, based on events that actually happened, using personal pronouns “I” and “me”

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Types of Writing:

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  1. Types of Writing: Recount

  2. To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining a listener/reader What is the purpose of ‘recount’ writing?

  3. Personal recount – a personal experience, based on events that actually happened, using personal pronouns “I” and “me” • Factual recount – recording an incident, like a science experiment • Historical recount – retelling something that happened in the past • Imaginative recount – using a person or event from the past, but making it more entertaining or descriptive using added details (that weren’t really there) There are 4 types:

  4. Orientation – providing background information • Sequence of events – covering a specified period of time • Personal commentary – usually only for personal and imaginative accounts The Structure

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  6. What makes this a recount? • Why? As we read the extract, make some notes

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