[header] How to write a personal recount [title] Follow the instructions. [step] When writing a personal recount for an assignment, read the instructions several times until you know all of the requirements you need to meet. [substeps] The first thing you need to understand is the writing prompt itself. 
If your teacher asks you to write about a favorite holiday memory, your recount needs to describe something that happened during a holiday. It should not describe a favorite memory that happened in school, after class on a normal school day, or during a normal weekend.