HISTORICAL RECOUNT

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recount text is a text that has a function to retell events or events experiences that occurred in the past. This text aims to provide information that relates to a series of events and/or entertains readers who read writing or listening to the text.

In general, recount texts consist of personal, factual, and imaginative recount texts.

• recount text Personal is a text that serves to tell about the speaker's personal experience or writer. 

• The factual recount text serves to present an event report that actually happened, such as a scientific experiment report or historical record.

• Imaginative recount texts are usually chosen to present an imaginative story that contains events or events that have occurred that are imaginative.

°Text Structure

The structure of recount text usually includes:

- orientation

- sequence of events/activities/events

- reorientation (reorientation)

°Social Function

Reporting or retelling sharing experiences or events in the past 

°Elements of Language

- Declarative and interrogative sentences in simple past, past continuous, present

perfect, and others as needed.

- Adverbs connecting time: first, then, after that, before, when, at last, finally,

etc.

- Singular and plural nouns with or without a, the, this, those, my, their;

including speech, word stress, intonation, spelling, and punctuation.

Practice 1

Vocabulary Builder (Membangun Kosa kata):

Before discussing further about Recount text, check the following words whether they

match with their meaning in Bahasa, put an arrow as shown in the example.

remembrance (noun) = peringatan

surrender (Verb) = menyerahkan 

weaponry (noun) = persenjataan

defiant (adjective) = menentang

leaflet (noun) = selebaran

drop = menjatuhkan

anger(verb) = membuat marah

be betrayed = dikhianati

siege (verb) = mengepung

reinforcement (noun) = kekuatan militer

casualties (noun) = korban

hamper (verb) = memperlambat 

militia (noun) = kelompok pejuang

advance (verb) = bergerak maju

rally (verb) = berkumpul untuk mendukung

Practice 2

Pronunciation Practice

Practice 3

Observe the social function, the generic structure and the language features of the

following text. (Amati dan perhatikan perbedaan antara fungsi sosial, struktur teks

(generic structure) dan ciri kebahasaan (Language features):

1.Orientation

The text:

On 10 November, Indonesia celebrates

Hari Pahlawan or heroes Day in

remembrance of the Battle of Surabaya

which started on that very date in the year

1945.

Language features

Past Tense: started

who: Indonesia,

what: Hari Pahlawan or heroes Day

Adverb of time: on 10 November, on that very date in the year 1945

2.Events

The text:

The bloody battle took place because

Indonesians refused to surrender their

weaponry to British army. British Army at

that time was part of the Allied Forces. The

defiant Bung Tomo is the well-known

revolutionary leader who played a very

important role in this battle. It all started

because of a misunderstanding between

British troops in Jakarta and those in

Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier

A.W.WS. Mallaby. Brigadier Mallaby

already had an agreement with Governor

of East Java Mr. Surya. The agreement

stated that British would not ask

Indonesian troops and militia to

surrender their weapons.

However, a British plane from Jakarta

dropped leaflets all over Surabaya. The

leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise on

27 October 1945. This action angered the

Indonesian troops and militia leaders

because they felt betrayed.

On 30 October 1945, Brigadier Mallaby

was killed as he was approaching the

British troops’ post near Jembatan Merah

or Red Bridge, Surabaya. There were many

reports about the death, but it was widely

believed that the Brigadier was murdered

by Indonesian militia. Looking at this

situation, Lieutenant General Sir Philip

Christison brought in reinforcements to

siege the city.

In the early morning of 10 November 1945,

British troops began to advance into

Surabaya with cover from both naval and

air bombardment. Although the

Indonesians defended the city heroically,

the city was conquered within 3 days and

the whole battle lasted for 3 weeks. In

total, between 6,000 and 16,000

Indonesians died while casualties on the

British side were about 600 to 2000.

Language features:

•Past Tense: took, refused, was, played, started, angered, felt, was, began

•action verb: told, refused, played

•who: Bung Tomo, British army, British troops, Brigadier A.W.WS. Mallaby, Governor of East JavaMr. Surya, Brigadier Mallaby, Lieutenant

General Sir Philip Christison, British troops, 6,000 and 16,000 Indonesians

•what: Hari Pahlawan or heroes Day, The bloody battle, their weaponry, an agreement, Indonesian

troops and militia, their weapons, a British plane, leaflets, reinforcements

•conjunction: and, however, as, although, 

•Adverb of time: on that very date in the year 1945, 27 October 1945, 30 October 1945, In the early morning of 10 November 1945

•Adverb of place: in Jakarta, in Surabaya, Jakarta, all over Surabaya, near Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya

3.reorientation

The text:

Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesia to lose

weaponry which hampered the country’s

independence struggle. However, the

battle provoked Indonesian and

international mass to rally for the country’s

independence which made this battle

especially important for Indonesian

national revolution

Language features:

Past Tense: caused, hampered, provoked, made

who: Indonesian and international mass.

what: Battle of Surabaya, weaponry, the country’s independence struggle, the battle, the country’s independence, Indonesian national revolution

Conjunction: however