RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

When Where What

Who with Why Feelings

Drawing

RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

When Where What

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Who with Why Feelings

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Drawing

RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Setting (Who/When/Where)

Events in time order

Concluding Statement/Findings/Feelings

RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Setting (Who/When/Where)

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Events in time order

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Concluding Statement/Findings/Feelings

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RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

The beginning (Who/When/Where)

The middle (What are all the things that happened? All in chronological order)

The end (What happened last?)

RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

The beginning (Who/When/Where)

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The middle (What are all the things that happened? All in chronological order)

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The end (What happened last?)

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OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

Illustration

OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

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OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

What did you see?

What did you see? (Another feature)

What did you see? (Another feature)

What did you see? (Another feature)

OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

What did you see?

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What did you see? (Another feature)

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What did you see? (Another feature)

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What did you see? (Another feature)

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OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

Introduction/Orientation

Statements presenting observation (Can include personal opinion)

Concluding Statement (Personal statement)

OBSERVATION Name: ______Date: ______

Introduction/Orientation

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Statements presenting observation (Can include personal opinion)

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Concluding Statement (Personal statement)

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PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

What you did first

Next

Next

Next

Result

PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

What you did first

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Next

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Next

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Next

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Result

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PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Aim/Goal

What you did

Conclusion

PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Aim/Goal

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What you did

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Conclusion

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PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Who/When/Where)

Sequence of events (What you did)

Conclusion (May include evaluative comment or personal opinion)

PROCEDURAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Who/When/Where)

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Sequence of events (What you did)

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Conclusion (May include evaluative comment or personal opinion)

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FACTUAL RECOUNT (EXPERIMENT) Name: ______Date: ______

Aim (What are you trying to find out?)

Method (What did you have to do?)

Results (What did you see?)

Conclusion (What did you find out?)

FACTUAL RECOUNT (EXPERIMENT) Name: ______Date: ______

Aim (What are you trying to find out?)

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Method (What did you have to do?)

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Results (What did you see?)

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Conclusion (What did you find out?)

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FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

News

Who? / When? / Where?
What? / How I felt?

FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

News

Who? / When? / Where?
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What? / How I felt?
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LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

When?
Who?
Where?
How?
Why?

What happened?

First
Next
After that?
Then?
Finally?

LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

When? ______
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Who? ______
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Where? ______
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How? ______
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Why? ______
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What happened?

First ______
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Next ______
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After that? ______
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Then? ______
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Finally? ______
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LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Where/When/Who)

Events

What?
What?
What?

Reorientation (Literary recount only)

What happened last?

LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Where/When/Who)

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Events

What? ______
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What? ______
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What? ______
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Reorientation (Literary recount only)

What happened last? ______
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FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Who?/When?/Where?/How?/Why?)

Sequence of events (Chronological order)

Re-orientation (Optional)

FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Who?/When?/Where?/How?/Why?)

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Sequence of events (Chronological order)

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Re-orientation (Optional)

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LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Includes background information)

Statement of significance (Can be conclusion)

Records of events

LITERARY/FACTUAL RECOUNT Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Includes background information)

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Statement of significance (Can be conclusion)

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Records of events

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FACTUAL RECOUNT (Biography) Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Give name of person, where and when born)

Sequence of events (Outline significant events in the life and career of person)

FACTUAL RECOUNT (Biography) Name: ______Date: ______

Orientation (Give name of person, where and when born)

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Sequence of events (Outline significant events in the life and career of person)

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Created by: Crystal McGuigan (Adapted from What, When, How to Teach English K-6)