To persuade the reader to take a specific action.

To describe a person, place, or thing in detail.

To tell a story about past events in chronological order.

To explain how something works or is made.

Use of present tense verbs.

Focus on future possibilities.

Inclusion of personal opinions and feelings.

Use of past tense verbs.

Events are told in reverse order.

Events are told in the order they happened.

Events are told based on their importance.

Events are told randomly.

Adjectives

Adverbs of time (e.g., then, next, finally)

Nouns

Pronouns

Introduction, body paragraphs with arguments, conclusion.

Problem, solution, evaluation.

Orientation, events, reorientation.

Thesis statement, supporting evidence, counterarguments.

The part where the author expresses their opinion.

The part that introduces the characters, setting, and time of the events.

The part that summarizes the main events.

The part that explains the cause of the events.

A summary of the author's feelings.

A detailed description of the setting.

A series of actions that happened in chronological order.

An explanation of the lesson learned.

Introducing new characters.

Concluding the story, often with a summary or a reflection on the events.

Describing the setting in more detail.

Adding more events to the story.

A recipe for baking a cake.

A news report about a recent event.

A fictional story about a dragon.

A science explanation of photosynthesis.

A third-person narrator.

The reader's perspective.

The author's own perspective (using 'I').

A fictional character's perspective.

A personal recount is always longer.

A personal recount is based on real events, while an imaginative recount is fictional.

A personal recount uses more adjectives.

A personal recount is written in present tense.

Use of past tense.

Focus on a sequence of events.

Detailed descriptions of characters' emotions.

Use of temporal connectives.

Figurative language (metaphors, similes).

Technical jargon.

Simple and straightforward language.

Persuasive and argumentative language.

A descriptive text.

An argumentative text.

A recount text.

An instructional text.

Because

However

First

Therefore

To introduce the main characters.

To provide background information.

To narrate the sequence of actions that occurred.

To offer a personal opinion.

To make the story sound more exciting.

To indicate that the events have already happened.

To describe future plans.

To introduce new characters.

A list of all the guests.

A description of the cake.

A statement like 'It was a fun day!' or 'I can't wait for my next birthday.'

The exact time the party started.

A diary entry about your school day.

A story about visiting a planet and meeting aliens.

A report on a historical event.

A summary of a book you read.

Recounts are always fictional, narratives are always real.

Recounts focus on retelling past events, while narratives often focus on plot development and character arcs.

Narratives use only past tense, recounts use only present tense.

Recounts have an orientation, events, and reorientation; narratives do not.