✿ Historical Recount ✿

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For today's topic, we gonna discuss Historical Recount Text!!

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* ╚═══❖ • ೋ °Historical Recount° ೋ • ❖═══╝ *

Do you know what is a historical recount? Okay, I'm gonna tell to you.

✦ Definition 

The historical recount text is retelling the events which are considered as historical moments. The elements of history in the recount text should cover some important moments in the regions or country.

✦ Social Function 

To report or retell shared experiences or events in the past.

✦  Characteristic/Language Feature

– Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense.

– Using temporal sequence.

Example: On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday.

– Focus on the specific participant.

Example: I (the writer)

– Using the conjunctions.

Example: then, before, after, etc.

– Using action verb.

Example: went, stayed

✦ Generic Structure

1. Orientation: It gives the reader's background information so the readers can understand the text, such as who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened

2. Events: A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence.

3. Re-orientation: A personal comment about the event or what happened at the end of the story.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTKFR4PL3mIZHwtwg4yLAgvrydUioQKJ/view

I got an assignment from my teacher on this module practice 1, 2, and 3. 

So this is my result 

- Practice 1 -

Vocabulary Builder (Membangun Kosa kata)

Before discussing further about Recount text, check the following words whether they match with their meaning in Language, 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 -

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- Practice 3 - 

✧.* Battle Of Surabaya *.✧

1. Orientation 

        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 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 Java Mr. 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, all over Surabaya, near Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya

3. Reorientation

        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, Indonesian national

revolution

Conjunction: however

So the conclusion is Historical Recount is a text that retells the events which are considered as historical moments, the social function is to report shared experiences or events in the past. And that's all from me about the historical recount, see you on my next blog guys!