Retell

Why do we Retell?

• To create a mental image in great detail to someone who was not there, or to someone who has not read the text
• Learning to retell a story thoughtfully is critical to learning to write a story
• To build comprehension

When do we Retell?

• After reading or after an event (after a movie, vacation, week-end, etc.)

How do we Retell?

•  Read the story 3x ~ (1^st for impression, 2^nd for detail, 3^rd for comprehension)
• Use retelling cards, small props, puppets, story guideline posters, and even the book to help as you learn to retell.
• Tell the story. Don’t memorize the author’s words but develop a personal, storytelling voice.
• Use an expressive voice.
• Pick what is most important to tell.
• Tell details in the right order.
• Recall the story structure and formulate retelling around that
• For Fiction:  beginning/middle/end, characters, setting, theme, plot episodes/events, resolution, sequence of events, in great detail the beginning, next, then, after that, in the end
• For Nonfiction:  problem/solution, descriptive, compare/contrast, sequential, main idea/detail, cause/effect, use the table of contents to help
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