Lesson 1 of 20 · Tell the Story
⭐ 30 XP🌳 Story ForestWhat Is Retelling?
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Retelling means telling the story in our own words in order.
🎯 Your mission
Read the story. Find the heart of it.
⚡ 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.
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Stretch Challenge
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Tell someone the story in 3 sentences.
For the dinner table
“Tell me what happened in the story — and why it matters.”
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What Is Retelling?
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