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1 The petitioner’s name is Diana Sera. (T)
2 Anif Hendra is Diana Sera Husband. (…)
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3 Diana Sera filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. (…)
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4 They live together in Sudirman Street Block B no. 12. (…)
5 Cindy Anif is the daughter of Diana and Anif. (…)
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6 Diana and Anif are getting divorced due to irreconcilable differences, which prevents any
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reasonable expectation of reconciliation. (…)
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7 Diana does not need spousal support (…)
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8 Diana and Anif agree to divide the proceeds of their marital home equally. (…)
Writing Practice

Recount Text

Recount text is a text that tells the reader about one story, action, or activity. Its goal is to
entertain or inform the reader. A recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the
past.

Generic Structure

Orientation: It gives the readers the background information needed to understand the
text, such as who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened.
Events: A series of events ordered in a chronological sequence.
Re-orientation: A personal comment about the event or what happened.

Purpose:

T o retell the experience in the past.

Language Features:
- Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect
continuous tense.
- Focus on the specific participant, e.g., I (the writer)
- Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.
- Using action verbs, e.g., went, stayed

Exercise 6. Complete the recount text below by writing the orientation paragraph!

My Bullying Experience
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Orientation _ ______________________________________________________________
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One day, as I was playing alone on the playground, they approached
me. Then, they started mocking me and pushing me around. I felt scared and
Events helpless, unable to defend myself against their aggression. Their words pierced
through my heart, leaving me feeling small and insignificant. The bullying did
not stop there. They would often spread rumours about me and exclude me
from group activities. It made me feel isolated and unwanted, like I did not

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