Retell With Pictures

Story Brief #9

Retelling means telling a story back in your own way.

🎯 Your mission

Read like a detective — what's really happening?

⚡ The twist

What a character does says more than what they say.

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Retelling means telling a story back in your own way. Pictures are a big help!

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After a story, turn back to the pages and look. Picture one: a boy plants a seed. Picture two: rain falls on the dirt.

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Picture three: a tall sunflower grows. Point and say, 'The boy planted a seed, the rain came, and a sunflower grew!

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' The pictures remind you what happened.

Key points

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What does retell mean?

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How can pictures help you retell?

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Seed, rain, sunflower. What happened last?

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