BAHAN AJAR RECOUNT TEXT Materi Pembelajaran
- A recount text is a text which retell event or experiences in the past
- Social Function: Its goal is to inform the reader about experiences in the past - Generic Structure:
a. Orientation It tells about:
What happened
Who was involved
Where the event took place.
When it happened.
b. Body/series of events
It tells what happened and in what sequence.
c. Reorientation
It consists of optional-closure of events. It’s usually about the comment about the events.
- Language Feature
a. Using Simple Past Tense and Past Continuous Tense
b. Using action verbs. (visited, swam, played, brought, went, bought)
c. Using Adverbs and Adverbial Phrase to tell about time, place and manner.
Example: at my house, at school, yesterday, last year, last week, last month, quickly, slowly
d. Using conjunction and Time Connectives.
Example: first, secondly, but, and, after that, then, next.
Bahan Ajar Pertemuan Pertama Teks Recount I
The Supersemar
The Supersemar, the Indonesian Order of March the Eleventh, was a document signed by the Indonesian President Soekarno on 11 March 1966.
It is said that it was giving the army commander Lt. Gen. Soeharto authority to take whatever measures he “deemed necessary” to restore order to the chaotic situation during the Indonesian killings of 1965 – 1966.
In effect, the Supersemar came to be seen as the key instrument of the transfer of executive power from Soekarno to Soeharto.
Note:
Generic Structure:
a. Orientation : Paragraph I b. Events : Paragraph II c. Re-orientation : Paragraph III Teks Recount II
The Youth Pledge
On 28 October 1928 in Jakarta, youths from across Indonesia held the Indonesian Youth Congress. This congress marked the official meeting to push the independence.
During this congress, Wage Rudolf Supratman was playing the song “Indonesia Raya” for the first time. WR Supratman performed “Indonesia Raya” on the violin. The lyrics of the song were able to awaken the spirit of unity among the Indonesian youths. The song marked the birth of the all archipelago nationalists’ movement in Indonesia and supported the idea of one united
“Indonesia”. On this occasion, a declaration known as the Youth Pledge was made by young Indonesian Nationalists. They declared the idea of one motherland-Indonesia, one nation-Indonesia, and one-language-the Indonesian language.
Finally, after the proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesiaon 17 August 1945 “Indonesia Raya” became the national anthem.
(Adapted from: Pathway to English:143) Note:
Generic Structure:
a. Orientation : Paragraph I b. Events : Paragraph II c. Re-orientation : Paragraph III Teks Recount III
The Diponegoro War
The Diponegoro war took place in Java, from 1825 until 1830. It was led by Prince Diponegoro of Yogyakarta. The immediate cause was the Dutch’s arrogant decision to build a road across a piece of Prince Diponegoro’s property where his parents were buried.
At the beginning of the war, the troops of Prince Diponegoro were very successful in controlling Central java and besieging Yogyakarata. However, as the war continued, Prince Diponegoro was having difficulties in maintaining the number of his troops. On the other hand, the
Dutch colonial army was filling its ranks with troops from Sulawesi, and later on from the Netherlands. The Dutch commander, General de Kock, was able to end the siege of Yogyakarta on 25 September 1825.
After that, Prince Diponegoro started a fierce guerilla war and it was not until 1827 that the Dutch army gained the upper hand. There were approximately 200,000 people died in the course of the conflict, of which 8,000 were Dutch troops.
The war finally ended in 1830, after Prince Diponegoro was tricked into entering the Dutch fortress near Magelang. The Prince believed that he was invited there for negotiations for a possible cases-fire. He was captured through treachery and deported to Manado and then to Makassar, where he died in 1855.
Prince Diponegoro had died but his spirit still continues to live. He died as a hero. He died as an old soldier. Do old soldier die? No, old soldiers never die; they just fade away, until young soldiers appear to replace them.
(Taken from: Pathway to English)
Note:
Generic Structure:
a. Orientation : Paragraph I b. Events : Paragraph II-IV c. Re-orientation : Paragraph V
