A PERSONAL RECOUNT is a spoken or written account of a single experience that we have been personally involved in.
Personal Recounts have the following characteristics:
- One main experience
- Must be a personal experience
- Details of the time, date and place
- Record all actions and feelings
Grammar used:
- First-person narrative
- Past tense
- Action verbs (i.e. lifted, shouted, hesitated, etc.)
- Use adjectives (i.e. huge, roaring, etc.)
Reference:
Sandra-Segram, C. et. al.
All About English – Textbook Secondary 1 Express/Normal (Academic). Pearson Longman: Singapore, 2010.
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