from The Misadventures of Don Quixote

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The Misadventures of

Don Quixote

By Heather Wagner

Reading retellings

Recounting Stories: How to retell​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGrswrRZZ4I​

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​Reading Retellings ELA.6.R.1; ELA.6.R.1.3

Retelling

​​Reading Retellings ELA.6.R.1; ELA.6.R.1.3

• Narration that may be from a different point of view from the original.

• Settings, conflicts, events, and themes based on those from the original work.

• Characters with distinct qualities that are shown, or developed by what they think, feel,​ say, and do.

Characteristics

The authors purpose is to tell the same story as an older work while changing it in some meaningful way.

Authors Purpose

​STRUCTURE

• plot, or related series of events, based on that of an original text.

• plot that centers on a conflict that characters face. ​

Multiple Choice

The authors purpose for retelling is to tell the same story as an older work while changing it in some meaningful way. What would the general purpose for a retelling be?

• To inform the reader.

• To persuade the reader.

• To entertain the reader.

• To criticize the original story.

Multiple Choice

Which option IS NOT a characteristic of retelling a story?

• The narration may be from a different point or view than the original.

• The settings, conflicts, events, and themes based on those in the original work.

• The characters have distinct qualities that are shown, or developed, by what they think, feel, say, and do.

• The story features characters who are real people and settings that are real places.

Draw

Draw a picture of a retelling that you have read or seen on television or at the movies.

Narrator and point of view

The choice of a story's narrator and point of view has an effect on how a story is perceived. When retelling a classic story for example, writers may decided to use a narrator point of view that differs from the original in order to share fresh insights.

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​​Reading Retellings ELA.6.R.1; ELA.6.R.1.3

​Sometimes, a single story will contain multiple narrators and shifts in points of view. These techniques enable readers to get a fuller understanding of the story's characters, settings, and events.

1. Pay attention to who is telling the story. What do you learn from this narrator?

2. Is more than one narrator telling the story? If so, what do you learn from each?

3. Is this story introduced by a character or observer? If so, what is the purpose of the introduction?

4. Does the point of view shift within the story? If so, what is the effect of that shift? ​

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​​Reading Retellings ELA.6.R.1; ELA.6.R.1.3

When you are reading a retelling:

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Multiple Choice

Most people know me by the name Big Bad Wolf, but that's not my name. I am not all that big, or all that bad. I am a wolf, however, and my name is Jim. I will tell you what really happened on that tragic day long ago and far away...

Long ago and far away lived a handsome young wolf who had lost his pack. The wolf was tired and hungry, but more than anything else, he was lonely. He missed his pack. One day, in town, he made the acquaintance of three little pigs, who had been cast out of their home by their selfish mother...

Is there one or two narrator's telling this story?

• One narrator, it is written in 1st person by the pigs mother.

• One narrator, it is told by the wolf only.

• Two narrators, it is told by the wolf in first person and then in third person.

• Two narrators, it is told by the wolf in first person and then by the pigs mother in second person.

Multiple Choice

Most people know me by the name Big Bad Wolf, but that's not my name. I am not all that big, or all that bad. I am a wolf, however, and my name is Jim. I will tell you what really happened on that tragic day long ago and far away...

Long ago and far away lived a handsome young wolf who had lost his pack. The wolf was tired and hungry, but more than anything else, he was lonely. He missed his pack. One day, in town, he made the acquaintance of three little pigs, who had been cast out of their home by their selfish mother...

Does the point of view shift in this retelling?

• No, the story is told entirely in first- person by the wolf allowing the reader to know the wolf's side of the story.

• Yes, first the story starts out first-person from the wolf's point of view. , then the narration switches to the pig, allowing the reader to see both sides of the story.

• No, the story is told entirely in first-person by the pigs allowing the reader to know the pigs side of the story.

• Yes, the story start out as first person from the wolf's point of view, the switches to second- person narration, still told from the perspective of the wolf.

Open Ended

Most people know me by the name Big Bad Wolf, but that's not my name. I am not all that big, or all that bad. I am a wolf, however, and my name is Jim. I will tell you what really happened on that tragic day long ago and far away...

Long ago and far away lived a handsome young wolf who had lost his pack. The wolf was tired and hungry, but more than anything else, he was lonely. He missed his pack. One day, in town, he made the acquaintance of three little pigs, who had been cast out of their home by their selfish mother...

Based on this excerpt and it's narration, how might the retelling differ from the original?

​Concept Vocabulary

• ​Valiant

• Fearlessly

• Righteous ​

Multiple Choice

Don Quixote dreamed of adventure and spent every spare moment reading old tales about valiant knights who wore splendid suits of armor, fought fearlessly in battle and rescued beautiful princesses from danger.

Based on how it is used in this sentence. what is the definition of fearlessly?

• Possessing or showing courage or determination.

• Doing something without fear.

• Morally right, or justifiable, virtuous.

Multiple Choice

Don Quixote dreamed of adventure and spent every spare moment reading old tales about valiant knights who wore splendid suits of armor, fought fearlessly in battle and rescued beautiful princesses from danger.

Based on how it is used in this sentence. what is the definition of Valiant?

(Think about what fearless means...)

• Possessing or showing courage or determination.

• Doing something without fear.

• Morally right or justifiable, virtuous.

Multiple Choice

I will do battle with him. This is righteous warfare, and it's great good to be rid of such a wicked creature.

• Morally right or justifiable, virtuous.

• Possessing or showing courage or determination.

• Doing something without fear.

Open Ended

After learning about these words and glancing at the pictures in the story, what do you think our story will be about?

​Time to read:

from The Misadventures of Don Quixote

written by: Miquel de Cervantes

Retold by Tom Lathrop

Page 447-450​

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