In our writing lessons, we have completed our first writing unit! We’ve written a recount as a warrior arriving back home to Athens.
What is a recount?
A recount re-tells events and describes what has happened.
What makes a good recount?
- past tense
- description
- feelings
- adverbs
We did an amazing job of including all of our features. We have read back through our writing to check it makes sense and to see if we could improve it! So if you see purple pen, that’s our editing and improving.
Here’s a couple of our recounts:
Our next piece is writing is a discussion piece. Help at home by discussing two sides of an argument like: Are dogs better than cats?
Dogs are better than cats because…
Cats are better than dogs because…