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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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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The Sinking of the RMS Titanic - Historical Recounts Comparison Task
A comprehension task to enable students to compare literary historical recounts and factual historical recounts.
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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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Recount Writing Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to recount writing.
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Introduction to Historical Recounts PowerPoint
A 17 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of historical recounts.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
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Procedural Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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5 Historical Recount Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a historical recount focus.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Historical Recounts
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' historical recounts.