Story Retelling

The retelling of a story includes the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

• true

• false

When we are retelling a story what should we include?

• The main characters

• what the main characters want

• what stops the main character from getting what they want (problem)

• what does the character do to try and solve the problem?

• what happens to the characters at the end of the story

Retelling is telling all the important events or details from a story.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A good retelling includes details that do not have to do with the plot of the story.

• true

• false

Type the word that best completes the following sentence:

How the characters try to solve the problem or conflict is found in the ______ of the story.

Answer explanation

Remember that the climax or how the character tries to solve the problem is found in the middle of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.4

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence:

What happens to the characters and how everything works out in the story is at the ___ of the story.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Answer explanation

Remember that the end of the story tells us what happens to the characters and how everything works out is at the end of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

Pictures or illustrations in a book can help us understand the story better by giving us more information.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Type the word that best completes the following sentence:

The characters and what they want are introduced in the _________ of the story.

Answer explanation

Remember that it is important that we meet the characters in the beginning of the story so that we know who the story is about.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.4

An easy way to remember summary for fiction is...

• Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then

• Somebody, Went, But, Somehow, Those

• Someone, Wanted, Then, End

• So, Wanted, But, Then

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which part of a story retelling includes the resolution of the conflict?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

• Introduction