LI: To discuss features of a recount and practice using them

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LI To discuss features of a recount and practice
using them

• Steps to Success

Include all of the features from our checklist in
your recount
Write a recount with some key features included
Identify features of a recount
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Recounts

• How to write a successful one!

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What? What did they do?
Who? Who did the activity?
Where? Where did this take place?
Introduction
Why? What was the purpose of the activity?
When? When did this happen?
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Use time connectives
Write about what happened during the activity
Write in paragraphs
Main Body
Write in chronological order
Use technical Vocabulary (Wicked Words)
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Next
Firstly
After that
Then
Meanwhile
Time Connectives
Later
Eventually
Finally
Can you think of more?
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Sum up the visit
Say what you enjoyed
Concluding Paragraph
Recommend others who may enjoy it
Say what you learnt
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CHALLENGE!

• Think about what you did last night or last
  weekend
• Tell a friend about it remember to answer
• Who? Where? What? Why? When?
• Share your recount with the class

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Recounts

• What person are we using?
• 1st, 2nd or 3rd?
• What tense are we using?
• Past, present or future?

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Features of Recounts

• Lets start our Features of Recounts checklist
• Who? Where? When? What? Why?
• Time connectives
• Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion
• Paragraphs
• Technical vocabulary (Wicked Words)
• 1st person
• Past tense (it has already happened)

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Final Challenge!

• Write your brief recount out in your literacy
  books.
• Use the Features of Recounts checklist to
  include as many features as you can
• Find this and more at http//www.activities-for-th
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