Lesson 12 of 20 · Stories and Retelling
⭐ 30 XP🌳 Story ForestThe Beginning
The beginning introduces the characters and setting.
🎯 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
The beginning introduces the characters and setting. We start there. The beginning introduces characters and setting. We start there when we retell.
Key Points
The beginning introduces characters and setting.
We start there when we retell.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What comes first in a story?
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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