Retelling Lesson

Retelling Using Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then: Goldilocks and the Three Martians

Poll

Do you know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

Poll

Do you know how to retell a story to someone? Like your parents, grandparents, friends, pets.

What do we need to know to retell a story?

Multiple Choice

Who is the main character in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

• Mama Bear

• Goldilocks

• Baby Bear

• Papa Bear

What do we need to know to retell a story?

Multiple Choice

What is the main setting in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

• The Bear's House

• Goldilocks's House

• In the woods

• At the Store

What do we need to know to retell a story?

Multiple Choice

What was the problem that Goldilocks faced?

• She could not get comfortable. She could not find things that were just right.

• She got kicked out of the bears house

• She did not face a problem

What do we need to know to retell a story?

Multiple Choice

What was the solution to Goldilocks problem? Remember: Her problem was that she could not get comfortable

• Baby Bear's things were just right

• Mama Bear's things were just right

• Papa Bear's things were just right

Let’s start our retell of Goldilocks and the

Three Bears

Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

Somebody

Our main character

Goldilocks

Wanted

What was the thing that the
character wanted.

A comfortable place to sleep

But

What is the problem that the
character faced?

Mama’s food was too cold and her
bed was too soft.

Papa’s food was too hot and his bed
was too hard

So

How did the character solve the
problem?

She tried baby bear’s food and bed and
it was just right.

Then

What happened after that?

The bears came home and kicked
her out of the house.

Now let's try it with a new book

Multiple Choice

Somebody: Who was the main character

• Goldilocks's Mom

• Mama Martian

• Papa Martian

• Goldilocks

• Baby Martian

Multiple Choice

What did Goldilocks want?: Wanted

• To find a comfy place to sleep

• To get away from her mom

• To meet Aliens

Multiple Choice

What was the problem that Goldilocks found?: But

• All the planets were no good

• Her mom was actually nice

• The Martians were mean

Multiple Choice

How did Goldilocks solve her problem?: So

• She went back home

• She went to a new planet

• She moved into her grandmothers house

Multiple Choice

What happened when she found the new planet?

• She moved in with the Martians

• She loved it and became the leader of the new planet

• It was not perfect either so she went home.