Recount Writing Teaching Resources
A collection of resources to use when teaching your students about the recount text type. Resources include planning templates, checklists, writing scaffolds, sorting activities, sequencing activities, posters and word wall vocabulary. You can download PowerPoints to introduce historical and personal recounts and there are also lesson plans and unit plans on these text types.
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Recount Writing Planning Templates
A set of differentiated templates for students to use when planning a recount.
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Weekend Recount Worksheets
A set of weekend recount worksheets for younger students to use when writing a weekend recount.
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Personal Recounts Sequencing Worksheet Pack
Use this set of simple personal recounts to help students learn the structure of a recount by reading, identifying key features, and sequencing events into the correct order.
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Recount Writing Checklist Pack
Use this recount writing checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their writing.
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Historical Recounts Examples – Comparison Task
Explore historical recounts examples through a detailed comparison of two accounts of the RMS Titanic disaster, helping students analyse how historical events can be represented in different ways in texts.
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Introduction to Historical Recounts Teaching Slides
Use this age-appropriate, visually engaging slide deck to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of historical recounts.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this Factual Recount text with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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Recount Writing Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to recount writing.
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5 Historical Recount Stimulus Sheets
Use this set of 5 historical recount writing prompts to assess your students’ writing skills.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Historical Recounts
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' historical recounts.
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Procedural Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.