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How do you retell?
Here are the five easy steps:
- Preview the book. Talk about the title and pictures with your child.
- Read the book. You can read the book, your child can read the book, or you can read it together.
- Ask your child to retell what they read.
- Reread the book.
- Ask your child to retell again.
What does a retell include?
The main difference is that a retell includes everything (main ideas and details) while a summary is more condensed and focused on main ideas. Students paraphrase when they restate information in their own words, which they do when they retell or summarize.
What is a retelling rope?
A Retelling Rope is a super cute, fun, and effective way to teach and practice retelling story elements {setting, character, events, conclusion} with fiction texts. I included graphics for you to make your very own Retelling Rope!
What is to retell a story?
Retelling is a foundational reading skill. It involves identifying the important parts of the story in order, including characters, setting, problem and solution. Retelling develops sequencing skills, print concepts, descriptive vocabulary, thinking skills, and visualisation techniques.
What is retelling a story?
Retelling involves students orally reconstructing a story that they have read or has been read to them. A student’s retell should include characters, settings, and events in the logical sequence of the story.
What is story rope?
Story Retelling Ropes are GREAT for teaching the different elements of a story. Students use the visual(s) to help retell stories and understand the elements within a story.
How do you write a retell?
How to Make a Fairy Tale Retelling Unique
- GET TO KNOW THE ORIGINAL STORY.
- PAY ATTENTION TO THEMES.
- TAKE NOTE OF YOUR FAVORITE ELEMENTS.
- LOOK AT WHAT’S ALREADY OUT THERE.
- TAKE NOTE OF WHAT YOU LIKE & DON’T LIKE.
- READ REVIEWS FROM OTHER READERS.
- TAKE LIBERTIES WITH THE PLOT.
- PUT A TWIST ON THINGS.
What should be included in retellings?
Retellings should include: Presence of the major character (s) Defining characteristics of the characters Problem presented in the story Solution to that problem (or the end) Events presented in sequential order Ability to include only those events important to the story and exclude unimportant events
How do you start a retelling in English?
According to Jennings, Caldwell, & Lerner (2014), to begin a retelling, inform the student he or she will retell a story after it is read (p. 268). Then, have the student read the text. After reading, ask the student to tell about the story as if he or she was telling it to someone who had never read it.
What is a retell rope and how do you use it?
The video above shows an example of a teacher using a retell rope to retell the story Mercy Watson Thinks Like A Pig. The retell rope helps students visualize the sequencing of events and other aspects of the story. In written retellings, graphic organizers are often used that ask questions or provide visuals for each story element.
How do you teach retelling to students?
How to teach: 1 Explicitly model the retelling routine. You can model the routine using a very short text or the first section of a text. 2 Explain what you expect students to do. You might say, “Today we are going to read a story two times. 3 Preview the text. 4 Read or listen to the text. 5 Ask students to do an initial retelling.