Retell

What does it mean to retell a story?

• to tell about the characters

• to tell about the characters and setting

• to tell about the characters, setting, and events

• to ask questions about the text

When retelling the beginning of a story, what is NOT necessary to include?

• Where the story takes place

• The main characters

• Every single detail and character

• What starts the action or problem

When retelling the middle of a story, it's important to:

• Guess what happens next

• Focus on the main event or problem

• Skip to the end

• Talk about a different story

Telling about the beginning, middle and end, I could use the words...?

• The only thing there was

• Last, there was

• First, Finally

• First, Next, Then, Last

When you are telling about the people in the story, what is the word you should use?  

• Events

• Characters

• Details

• Setting

Who is the main character?

• Ben's Mom

• Ben

• Tom

• The little girl

How did the character learn this moral?

• He gave up.

• Ben learns this moral because he got back on his board and tried again. He succeeded.

• His mother taught him.

• Stay out of the ocean.

How does the character solve his problem?

• He gave up.

• He looked for another wave to try.

• He started to swim.

• His mother helped him surf the next wave.

What happened in the end?

• They went into the woods.

• They went home.

• They tried to find their hats.

What was the solution?

• They had to tell their mom.

• They went looking for the hats.

• They found their hats.