Writing to Recount Template

The template begins by helping writers establish when an experience occurred, using several optional sentence starts. Separate prompts gather the location, participants, and main actions before learners arrange events in time order. A bank of connectives supports movement from the first event through later actions and the conclusion. The final prompt asks what happened at the end, giving the recount a defined stopping point rather than leaving it as an unsequenced list.

Grades: Grades 2–5
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Jan 07, 2023

Subject: Writing, ELA
Topic: Graphic Organizer, Writing Template
Resource types: Templates, Teacher Tools
Preparation: Print ready

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Your students can use this Writing to Recount Template at any time.

It is a great chart that will help them jot down their thoughts prior to their first draft.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Introduce a real event with clear context
Arrange recount details in chronological order
Use temporal connectives to link events and finish with an ending

Teaching tips

Orally rehearse the event sequence before filling the connective prompts.
Ask writers to check that each time word signals a genuine change in the event sequence.

Skills covered

Recount structure — an introduction, ordered details, and ending shape the text.
Chronology — events are sequenced with temporal language.
Planning — key people, place, and actions are identified before drafting.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Recount writing
Chronological sequence
Time connectives

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Writing ELA Templates Teacher Tools Grade 5 Grade 4

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