Historical Recount Text

What is historical recount text?

Recount Text adalah salah satu jenis teks yang berisi cerita pengalaman kita di masa lampau. Tujuan Recount Text biasanya untuk menceritakan kembali dan memberikan informasi serta menghibur pembaca. Nah, ada banyak jenis recount text, salah satunya adalah Historical Recount. Apa itu historical Recount text? Historical Recount text merupakan recount text yang berisi mengenai sejarah. Contohnya merupakan recount text mengenai proklamasi kemerdekaan Indonesia.

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Characteristics of Recount Text

Recount text in general has several special characteristics, as follows:

Using a sentence in the past tense.

e.g., The independence of Indonesia was declared on August 17, 1945.

Using Action Verbs.

e.g., went, bought, wrote, slept, etc.

Using Adverbs and Adverbial Phrase to be able to express time, place and way.

Example: yesterday, at school, quickly, etc.

Using Conjunctions and Time Connectives to be able to sort events or occurrences.

Example: but, and, after that, etc.

In addition, for the historical recount, there is more additional characteristics:

Tone

A formal tone is the default setting for historical recounts. As the purpose is primarily to inform the reader in an objective manner, the content of this text type is most effectively delivered in a no-nonsense, formal style.

Passive Voice

While the active voice is also used in recounts, the passive voice helps create a sense of objectivity and keeps the focus on the deed rather than the doer of the deed.

Point of View

While some types of recounts, e.g., personal recounts, are suited to be written from a first-person perspective, the historical recount is generally written from a third-person point of view. This POV provides distance from the events allowing for greater objectivity and impartiality, both of which are hallmarks of the first two sections of this type of recount.

Soekarno proclaimed the Indonesian independence

Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

Orientation

The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945.

Event

The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in 1949. The Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s independence date. The United Nations, who mediated in the conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27 December 1949.

Reorientation

The document was signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president and vice-president respectively the following day.

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