Lesson 1 of 20 · Stories and Retelling
⭐ 30 XP🌳 Story ForestWhat Is Retelling?
Retelling means telling the story in our own words in order.
🎯 Your mission
Read like a detective — what's really happening?
⚡ The twist
What a character does says more than what they say.
What You'll Learn
Retelling means telling the story in our own words in order. Retelling means telling the story in our own words. We tell it in order.
Key Points
Retelling means telling the story in our own words.
We tell it in order.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is retelling?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Change one thing in the story — does it still work?
For the dinner table
“Tell me what happened in the story — and why it matters.”
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