Revisiting Retelling Retelling strategies to enhance your reading instruction

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Revisiting RetellingRetelling strategies to
enhance your reading instruction

• Lori Nanney K/1 NBCT Teacher
• Cleveland County Schools

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North Carolina Standard Course of
Study Competency Goal 2 (Reading) K-2 The
learner will develop and apply strategies and
skills to comprehend text that is read, heard,
and viewed.
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North Carolina Standard Course of
Study Competency Goal 4 (Reading) K-2 The
learner will apply strategies and skills to
create oral, written, and visual texts.
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Narrative Retelling Elements Setting Major
events/Relationship Problem Solution Plot
Authors Purpose Theme Connection
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• Expository Retelling Elements
• Introduction to the topic
• Sequence of events
• Ideas and Details
• Conclusion/Inference
• Authors Purpose

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Lesson Planning and Retelling Choose quality
literature. Select books which best fit the
element(s) you will be teaching/reviewing. Choose
literature that appeals to the interest and needs
of your students and enhances skills and
objectives outlined in the SCOS. Make sure the
literature is developmentally appropriate for
your learners/audience.
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Activity 1 "Story in a Box!"
Lesson PlanGoal 2 2.01/2.09 using items placed
in a literature box, students will sequence the
events of the story and tell the beginning,
middle and ending of the story. Literature
Wilford Gordon McDonald Partridge By Mem
Fox Activity Place the following items in a
boxplastic egg, award/medal of some type,
puppet, seashell, football Teacher models using
these items to retell the story. Students may
engage in this activity independently or may pass
the box around, taking turns to retell the story.
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Activity 2 "Interview With a Character!"
Lesson Plan Goal 4 4.02, 4.03. 4.04 The learner
will engage in and apply retelling a story from a
main characters point of view naming sequence
of events, problem and solution in the story as
well as stating the plot.
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Literature Little Red Hen (Folktale) Activity
Using a microphone and any other props from the
story, the teacher will use a list of questions
to guide the interview. A student will be the
character and the teacher will be the reporter.
(note that the teacher may need to model both
roles until students are able to interact and
comfortably assume a character role.)
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Questions

• How does it feel to be a hen? Do you ever feel
  threatened by other animals? Do you ever wish
  you could fly a long distance instead of just
  flapping around? Is there anything surprising
  about being a hen youd like for us to know?
  What problem did you have in your story? (In
  your opinion, what was the main problem in the
  story?). How was the problem solved? Do you
  think you will ever have this problem again?
  Why/Why not?

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Activity 3 "Interview the Author!"
Lesson Goal 2 2.01 Goal 4 4.04 The learner
will retell the story from the viewpoint of the
author. The learner will role play the role of
the author and state why he/she wrote this book
(authors purpose) and make necessary connections
to the story which will enable the learner to
better comprehend the books plot and/or theme.
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Literature The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle
Activity Using a microphone, play glasses and/or
a special hat (or any other props to assume role
as author) the student will pretend to be the
author and answer audience questions regarding
his/her purpose for writing the book as well as
any connections that may have prompted this
literature. Note The teacher may need to model
the roles as audience and author until students
understand this concept.
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Graphic Organizers and Retelling!
Use graphic Organizers to Sequence
Events Describe, Compare/Contrast
Characters Visually Represent a
Problem/Solution Brainstorm Possible Solutions to
Problems Categorize Elements of Narrative and
Expository Retelling
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Using Written Products to Aid Retelling!

• Examples may include
• Learning Logs
• Response Logs
• Journals/Diaries

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Creative Retelling!
Role Play Dress as Characters Use Music and
Movement Visual Arts Create posters, bumper
stickers, t-shirt designs, etc..to summarize
plot/theme
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Genre
Types of Literature Include Realistic
Fiction Poetry Historical Fiction Biographie
s Science Fiction Informational Text Fables
Tall Tales Fairy Tales Fantasy
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Highlights and Attention Getters! Trade Book
Tell Me A Story By Jill Hansen Activities
include Using index cards to sequence
events/recall events. Designing a creative poster
to aid in retelling. Making copies of book
illustrations to help the younger student or
nonreader to sequence.
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Retelling Poem When you read a story it has more
than one part. Title, author, introduction are
just a few to start. Setting, character,
problems, and events are parts of a story,
too. Solution and ending finish it up! Let me
retell this story to you! K.Anderson E.Egan