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    This document provides guidance for students on writing recount texts such as biographies and autobiographies. It discusses the key features and language of recount texts, including using past tense, descriptive details, first or third person point of view, and time connectives. Examples of recount text types like biographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports, and diaries are given. The document also compares the differences between biographies and autobiographies, and provides writing frames to help structure both types of recount texts. Students are assigned a writing task to research and write a biography on a famous person.

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    This document provides guidance for students on writing recount texts such as biographies and autobiographies. It discusses the key features and language of recount texts, including using past tense, descriptive details, first or third person point of view, and time connectives. Examples of recount text types like biographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports, and diaries are given. The document also compares the differences between biographies and autobiographies, and provides writing frames to help structure both types of recount texts. Students are assigned a writing task to research and write a biography on a famous person.

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    This document provides guidance for students on writing recount texts such as biographies and autobiographies. It discusses the key features and language of recount texts, including using past tense, descriptive details, first or third person point of view, and time connectives. Examples of recount text types like biographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports, and diaries are given. The document also compares the differences between biographies and autobiographies, and provides writing frames to help structure both types of recount texts. Students are assigned a writing task to research and write a biography on a famous person.

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    Recount 2020

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    This document provides guidance for students on writing recount texts such as biographies and autobiographies. It discusses the key features and language of recount texts, including using past tense, descriptive details, first or third person point of view, and time connectives. Examples of recount text types like biographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports, and diaries are given. The document also compares the differences between biographies and autobiographies, and provides writing frames to help structure both types of recount texts. Students are assigned a writing task to research and write a biography on a famous person.

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    Egyptian British International School

    Name: _______________

    Year: 6
    Recount Texts
    (
    Biographies/Autobiographies/newspap
    er report /Diaries)

    Cambridge Objectives:
    -Explore autobiography and biography ,and first and third person narration.

    -Analyse how paragraphs are structured & linked in a recount text.

    -Use connectives to structure a recount text.

    -Develop skills of writing biography and autobiography in role.

    This Bite covers:


    -Planning recount texts (Writing Frame).
    -Language features of recount texts.
    -Annotated samples
    - Writing Assignment
    Recounts
    While writing ,you should put in mind the purpose we want to achieve by this piece of
    writing:
    Is it to recount an event ?
    Is it to persuade somebody of a certain point of view ?
    Is it to give information about something or to explain how something works ?
    Is it to review a book, a product or a movie ?
    So the main purpose of your writing may be to recount , to persuade , to inform , to
    explain or to review .

    1- Recount texts
    *Purpose
    This is a text which retells events in a sequenced order
    *Examples
    An account of a visit to a museum

    A biography of Amy Johnson

    An autobiography of David Beckham

    A newspaper story

    An account of a historical event- the journey of Christopher Columbus

    Diary

    *Language features:
    -Past tense

    -Descriptive details to add interest

    Eg: similes, adjectives and adverbs to bring the event alive for the reader

    -Write in the first or third person

    -Use connectives of times: meanwhile – next – then

    -Use conjunctions within a sentence .

    ( we looked round the dinosaur room while class five looked at the fossil display . )
    -Proper noun for people and places.

    - A verity of sentence starters .

    Recount text writing layout

    Introduction

    Opening statement including who , what , why , when and where

    Yesterday we went to ----------------------------

    On ----------------------- we went to --------------------------

    ------------------------------- was born in ------------------------------/ lived ----------------- years ago

    Make it attractive and catchy

    Body paragraphs 1-2


    include list of events in time order ( chronological order )

    Use connective and conjunctions

    To begin with

    At first

    Eventually

    Following this

    While ----

    A While later

    Meanwhile

    After

    Next

    then

    Conclusion
    Try to link your last line to the introduction summing up with your opinion and how you felt .

    State whether you enjoyed it or nit

    The most interesting thing I found out was ---------

    Finally ---------

    Now --------------

    After an interesting / enjoyable day ---------------


    Key Differences Between Biography and Autobiography
    Biographies Autobiographies

    Biography is a detailed account of a person’s life Autobiography is written by the subject themselves.
    written by someone else
    1.
    Biographies contain information that is collected 2. Autobiographies are written by the subject
    over a period of time from different sources. themselves; therefore, the writer presents the facts
    and his thinking in his own way.

    The author uses the first person like I, me, we, he,
    A biography is written from a third person’s view she, etc..

    An autobiography is written in order to express, the


    life experiences and achievements of the narrator.
    The purpose of writing a biography is to introduce
    and inform the readers about the person and his life.

    Biography & Autobiography Checklist


    Autobiography Biography
    Features Features
    Is it written in the First person? Is it written in the Third person?
    Is it in the past tense? Is it in the past tense?
    Are there facts about your life? Are there facts about the person’s life?
    Are there dates to show when events happened? Are there dates to show when events happened?
    Is it in chronological order? Is it in chronological order?
    Are there any time connectives? Are there any time connectives?
    Have you written in clear paragraphs? Have you written in clear paragraphs?
    Have you described in detail? Have you described in detail?
    Is there any emotive language? Is there any emotive language?
    Will your writing keep the reader interested? Will your writing keep the reader interested?
    Have you thought about VCOP? Have you thought about VCOP?
    Is there a variety of sentence structure? Is there a variety of sentence structure?
    Have you met your personal target? Have you met your personal target?
    Biography writing frame

    Introduction

    -When and where they were born. -


    Their family, parents, siblings, children etc….

    Body

    -The major events in their life-getting married, divorced, hit records, playing for their
    countries etc. - How
    these events affected them.

    Conclusion

    -How are they remembered now .

    -Any other important information you can find out about them.

    Autobiography writing frame

    Introduction

    -Details about you(where were you born? When were you born?----etc

    - Details about your family

    Body

    -Key life events in life (studies/education/career/challenges/personal traits--etc).

    -interesting facts.

    -Likes/dislikes.

    -Feelings.
    Conclusion

    -Additional information
    Writing Task (writing a biography)

    Research a famous person, living or dead so that you can write a


    biography about them. Make sure you find out:

    -When and where they were born,

    -Their family, parents, siblings, children etc,

    -Their childhood,

    -The major events in their life – getting married, divorced, hit records, playing -

    for their country etc,

    -How these events affected them,

    -How are they remembered now,

    -Any other important information you can find out about them.

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