Year 1 - English
What is a recount?
School trip: writing a recount
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will write a recount from a personal experience. This is an opportunity to apply all grammatical and sentence building covered over the year to a real life context. This unit is designed for the Summer term of Y1 and should be used around the time of a school trip.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to name some features of a recount.
Key Notes
- A recount is a type of writing which retells something that has already happened
- Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order
- Recounts are mostly written in the first person using 'I', 'me' and 'my'
- Personal recounts can include facts and opinions
- Recounts are told in the past tense
Vocabulary To Learn
- recount: A recount is a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience.
- chronological order: arranging events in time order
- first person: the 'I/we' perspective
- past tense: tells the reader the action happened before now
- opinion: a personal view about something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to speak correctly in the past tense, particularly with irregular verbs (e.g. saying 'sawed' or 'seed' for saw).
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A recount is a type of writing which retells something that has already happened. Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'recount'
A recount is a piece of writing that recalls an event or experience.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to speak correctly in the past tense, particularly with irregular verbs (e.g. saying 'sawed' or 'seed' for saw). Correction: Use this lesson as an opportunity for as much oral rehearsal as possible to support children's errors in the moment. Repeat and re-model sentences back to them. Model incorrectly and ask the children to spot your mistakes.
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