When you tell someone about a series of events, you are telling a recount.
There are different types of recounts, for example:
- a factual recount, such as a news report
- a personal recount, such as a diary entry
- an imaginative recount.
You're going to create a recount about what this cat does.
Watch the scene again to see who was involved.
Watch the scene again to find out which action took place.
Watch the scene again to see where the action happened.
Describe this cartoon to a friend who hasn't seen it by making a recount.
Start by recounting what happened. You need to include three main things:
- Who was involved? (Use a noun or pronoun for this.)
- What did they do? (Use a verb for this.)
- When, where or how did they do it? (Use an adverbial phrase for this.)
Replay the scene and watch what happens carefully.
Are you sure your choices are correct?
This sequence of words is not correct.
Try again.
No, choose a noun that tells us who.
No, choose a verb that tells what action took place.
No, choose an adverbial phrase that tells where the action happened.
Replay the scene and watch what happens carefully.
Are you sure your choices are under the correct headings?
That's not the best choice for this sentence.
- Does the word order sound appropriate for a recount?
- Does the meaning of the sentence match the cartoon?
Try again
No, choose a noun that tells us who.
No, choose a verb that tells what action took place.
No, choose an adverbial phrase that tells where the action happened.
Replay the scene and watch what happens carefully.
Are you sure your choices are under the correct headings?
That's not the best choice for this sentence.
- Does the word order sound appropriate for a recount?
- Does the meaning of the sentence match the cartoon?
Try again
Watch the scene again and choose who was involved.
No, choose a verb that tells what action took place.
No, choose an adverbial phrase that tells where the action happened.
Replay the scene and watch what happens carefully.
Are you sure your choices are under the correct headings?
This sequence of words is not correct.
Try again.
No, choose a noun that tells us who.
No, choose a verb that tells what action took place.
No, choose an adverbial phrase that tells where the action happened.
Replay the scene and watch what happens carefully.
Are you sure your choices are under the correct headings?
This sequence of words is not correct.
Try again.
Would your description make your friend smile?
To make your recount funnier, you can add describing words (adjectives and adverbs).
Adjectives tell more about nouns.How can you use them to liven up the nouns that are highlighted in your recount?
Choose another adjective that better describes the scene.
Select an adjective first.
Choose another adjective that better describes the scene.
Select an adjective first.
Choose another adjective that better describes the scene.
Select an adjective first.
Choose another adjective that better describes the scene.
Select an adjective first.
Choose another adjective that better describes the scene.
Select an adjective first.
Choose another adverb that better describes the scene.
Choose another adverb that better describes the scene.
Choose another adverb that better describes the scene.
Choose another adverb that better describes the scene.
Great work! You've made some excellent word choices to retell what happened.
Choose an image to go with your recount, and then you can print it out.