Retelling in Your Own Words

Tell a story using your own words instead of copying the book.

Retelling does not mean saying every word from the book. It means telling what happened in your own words. Suppose the book says, 'The fluffy white rabbit hopped quickly across the green meadow to find his mother.

' A good retell is 'The rabbit hopped across the field to find his mom. ' You kept the important parts, rabbit, hopped, find mom, but you said it your way. Using your own words shows you really understood.

Close the book, picture the story, and then tell it.

• 1Retelling means telling it in your own words.
• 2Keep the important parts.
• 3Close the book and picture it, then tell it.