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    Recount (Year 8) - Task Sheet

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    This document provides instructions for Year 8 English students on how to write a recount assignment. Students must write a 500-600 word narrative recount on a personal experience or event. They are assessed on their use of language features and structures to engage the reader. The document outlines the key elements of a recount, including an orientation to set the scene, a chronological retelling of events using descriptive language, and a conclusion to reflect on what was learned. Students are given topics to choose from and tips on how to effectively structure and write their recount using techniques like showing not telling details.

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    This document provides instructions for Year 8 English students on how to write a recount assignment. Students must write a 500-600 word narrative recount on a personal experience or event. They are assessed on their use of language features and structures to engage the reader. The document outlines the key elements of a recount, including an orientation to set the scene, a chronological retelling of events using descriptive language, and a conclusion to reflect on what was learned. Students are given topics to choose from and tips on how to effectively structure and write their recount using techniques like showing not telling details.

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    This document provides instructions for Year 8 English students on how to write a recount assignment. Students must write a 500-600 word narrative recount on a personal experience or event. They are assessed on their use of language features and structures to engage the reader. The document outlines the key elements of a recount, including an orientation to set the scene, a chronological retelling of events using descriptive language, and a conclusion to reflect on what was learned. Students are given topics to choose from and tips on how to effectively structure and write their recount using techniques like showing not telling details.

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    Recount (Year 8) - Task Sheet

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    Jared Pantsios
    This document provides instructions for Year 8 English students on how to write a recount assignment. Students must write a 500-600 word narrative recount on a personal experience or event. They are assessed on their use of language features and structures to engage the reader. The document outlines the key elements of a recount, including an orientation to set the scene, a chronological retelling of events using descriptive language, and a conclusion to reflect on what was learned. Students are given topics to choose from and tips on how to effectively structure and write their recount using techniques like showing not telling details.

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    YEAR 8

    ENGLISH
    Semester 1 2023

    CREATING TEXT
    RECOUNT WRITING
    TASK: ASSESSMENT TYPE: Recount Writing Task

    DRAFT DUE DATE: Week 3 FINAL DUE DATE: Week 4

    WORD COUNT: Narrative (500 – 600) GRADED ON: See rubric below.

    ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

    PRODUCTIVE MODES (SPEAKING, WRITING AND CREATING)


    Students show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect.
    They develop their own style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images.
    They demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and
    punctuation when creating and editing texts.

    General Capabilities and Cross-Curriculum Priorities (Highlight relevant sections):


    Critical and
    General IC Ethical Personal Intercultural
    Literacy Numeracy Creative
    Capability T Understanding and Social Understanding
    Thinking
    Cross- Aboriginal and Torres Strait
    Asia and Australia’s
    Curriculum Islander Histories and Sustainability
    engagement with Asia
    Priority Cultures

    PURPOSE:

    Demonstrate your understanding of writing a detailed, but entertaining personal (first person), factual, or imaginative
    (third person) recount. You are to use the suggested recount structure (orientation, events, re-orientation/conclusion)
    and figurative language (POPSMARS) to interest your audience.

    TASK DESCRIPTION:

    This task requires you to use different literary devices and descriptive language (show don’t tell) to write an
    interesting recount about an interesting event/moment of your life where you learnt something about yourself,
    someone else or life in general.

    Choose one of the following topics and write a descriptive recount that enables the reader to feel like they are there.

     Write about your most embarrassing time.  Write a recount about meeting somebody
     Write about your funniest event. interesting.
     Write about your favorite birthday.  Write about the most difficult choice you ever had
     Write about a time that you did something special to make.
    with your family.  Write about the most frightening moment you have
     Write about a time that you did something special ever experienced.
    with your friends.  Write about the strangest thing that ever happened
     Write about a time that you excelled/did something to you.
    really well.  Write a recount about your proudest moment.
     Write about your pet—from the time you got them  Write about a time you were completely surprised.
    until now.  Write about your favorite memory.
     Write a recount about getting lost.  Write about an unbelievable event you witnessed.
    KEY INFORMATION

    TIPS FOR WRTING A RECOUNT


     Recounts must be written in past tense (i.e. went, saw, was etc)
     Events should be told in chronological order (the order they happened), using words that show that time is passing
    (i.e. firstly, later, eventually, finally etc)
     Use paragraphs to separate events
     Try to make your writing interesting – be descriptive (show don’t tell)
     Vary the beginnings of your sentences (refer to Writer’s Toolbox)
     Use quotation marks for quoted speech (i.e. “Come over here,” she said)
     Use correct spelling and punctuation
     Give you recount an interesting title

    SHOW DON’T TELL


    Use figurative language such as POPSMARS to describe the setting and create an image in the reader’s mind. This
    includes using the FIVE SENSES.

    RECOUNT STRUCTURE/PLANNING

    ORIENTATION:
    The orientation is the introduction, it sets the scene by telling the reader who, what, when, where and why (Five W’s).
    Try to begin your recount by asking the reader a question or beginning with the action, before giving them the backfill
    of the five W’s.

    Suggested word count: 100-150 words

    EVENTS:
    The events are what happened. They are described in chronological order (i.e. the order that they happened). Try to
    write down the 3 to 5 most important moments of the event you are recounting. Keep them short and only focus on the
    interesting parts within each chosen event. Try to focus use each of the five senses (touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight).
    You can include “dialogue”.

    Suggested word count: 100-150 words per event (aim for 3-4 events)

    RE-ORIENTATION/CONCLUSION
    This is where you provide a final comment of explanation to finish the recount. Try to share with the reader what you,
    the author of the recount, thought, felt and learnt from the experience.

    Suggested word Count: 100-150 words

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