RECOUNT TEXT

DEFINITION

• A recount text is a text which tells about things happening in the past.

AIMS/GOALS

• To recall someone's experience.
• To inform someone about a past event.

TEXT STRUCTURE

• Orientation

          Telling about setting of place and time, and the people involved.

• Events

          Telling about the events occur in the story.

EXAMPLE

A Trip to the Baliem Valley

            Last vacation I decided to do a little adventure by visiting Dani tribe in Baliem valley.

First, I enjoyed the Baliem Cultural Festival at Muliama village about 20 kilometers from Wamena.  The festival lasted in several days.  People of Dani were singing, dancing, and playing their traditional music during the festival.  They decorated their faces with pig grease, clay, ash and fur.  They clutched bows, arrows and spears as they feinted and charged each other.  However, no blood was shed-it was all intended only as a threatening show of force.

           When the festival was over, I decided to join a trekking trip to the spectacular villages of Dani.  The trip gave me an opportunity to see the real Dani lifestyle.  I saw amazing wooden bridges across the fast flowing mountain rivers. I also learned that men and women live in separate traditional houses.   Another amazing thing that I noticed was people with parts of fingers missing as the result of a custom where both men and women may cut off fingers if bereaved by the loss of loved one.

           My eight days visit to Baliem valley gave me a deep impression of the richness of Indonesian’s culture.  (Taken from: Mandiri _ Practice Your English, Penerbit Erlangga)

The Festival

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