Level 2 Writing Task 3: Spring 2006

A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

This task requires students to write a 4 paragraph ‘recount’ of an experience they have had of going to the movies.

About the Task
A recount retells events. Examples of recounts include diary entries, newspapers, excursion reports, writing to your friend about your holiday, etc. They may include a number of forms including diary entries and letters. The purpose of a recount is to inform or entertain.

A recount tells:
• what happened
• when it happened
• where it happened
• who was involved
• how it happened

Language features

These may include:
• past tense
• descriptive words
• words to show the order of events (time sequence words) first, then, next, after.
• proper nouns
• the first person pronoun might be used
• technical language might be used

Teacher Notes [pdf]

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These documents are also available on Shared Files and in the Red Binders at PFC and Machida Campuses.

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