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Retelling:

Objective: Students will applywhat they have understood

about the story, and they willretell the story, “The Closet

Creature”

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What is retelling?

•Retelling is when a reader tellsthe story he/she has read inhis/her own words.

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How do you retell a text?

• First, you retell what happened in thestory in order. You include the settingand the characters

• This means you tell what happened inthe beginning, middle, and end of thestory.

• Also are included the problem andsolution

• Your retelling should answer thequestions who, what, when, where andwhy.

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What questions can you ask toretell a text?• !hat happened in the beginning,

middle, and end of the story"

• !here/!hen does the story ta#e

place"• !ho are the characters in the story"

• Tell me about the story.

• !hat else do you recall"• !hat is the main idea and

supporting details of the story"

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Conclusion

• Retelling is done to ma#e sure thereader understood the story.

• Retelling usually occurs AFT$R the

story has been read.•  Your retelling should answer the % w questionswho, what, when, where and why.

• A retelling is when you describe what

happened in the story in great detail in yourown words.

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