What is a recount?

English

Using question prompts to plan a recount

Sequencing events in a recount

Writing the beginning of a school trip recount

Writing the middle and end of a school trip recount

In this unit, pupils added descriptions to describe their personal feelings, the journey and the activities from a school trip. In 'Ada Twist Scientist', pupils will build on this by writing a detailed character description of themselves.

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', pupils wrote a fictional narrative with a beginning, middle and end. In this unit, pupils will write a non-fiction recount in chronological order, building on their sequencing skills and writing to a structure.

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.

School trip: writing a recount

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

following the order in which a series of events happened

a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens

summarising a story in your own words, highlighting key events and details.

the section of something in between the beginning and end

the final part of something, such as a story or recount

something that is known to be true or proved

School trip: writing a recount

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