Retelling: Beginning, Middle, and End
Basics on the topic Retelling: Beginning, Middle, and End
Retelling: BME
What did we learn about retelling today? Today we learned that retelling can help to remember the important parts of a story. When we retell, we are telling again. We learned how to use a retelling strategy, beginning, middle, and end to help remember.
Transcript Retelling: Beginning, Middle, and End
It's time for Ari and Zayd's weekly movie night! They have firecorn, razbits, and even chocohoppers... but there's one thing missing, the movie! Ari has the perfect movie, but can't seem to remember the story to tell Zayd about it. Let's help them learn about retelling, (beginning, middle, and end) to help them figure out if it's a good fit for movie night! What is retelling and why is it important? Have you ever tried to tell someone about an amazing show, but you just couldn’t remember all of the details? There’s a tool that you can use to help you remember, RETELLING! Re means AGAIN, and telling is when you TALK ABOUT something. If we put that together re (...) telling means to tell or talk about something AGAIN. When you retell a story, only tell the important parts. If we give every detail of what happened we might not remember it all, and it would be a long description. You might already know that a story has three parts, the beginning, the middle, and the end. Let's help Ari learn more about retelling using these three parts! The beginning is the FIRST part that happens in a story. You can use words like, 'in the beginning' or, 'it all started when...' to help retell the beginning. So, Ari can start by telling the first part that happened in their story. : "It all starts when a wonderful baby dragon was born!" The middle is what happens after the story has begun, if there is a problem, it will happen here. You can use words like, 'in the middle' or, 'after that' to help retell the middle. Now, Ari needs to tell Zayd the MIDDLE part of the story. : "After that, the baby dragon tried to blow fire, but he couldn't!" The END is the final part of the story, if there were any problems in the story they get solved here. You can use words like 'finally' or 'in the end' to describe what happens at the end of the story. If there was a problem in the story, it usually gets solved before the ending, so make sure to include that too! Finally, Ari needs to retell the END of the story to finish retelling! : "After practicing, the baby dragon was able to blow fire! In the end, the dragon helped everyone start fire with his breath!" Before we find out if our friends will watch this movie, let's remember. Today we learned about RETELLING using beginning, middle, and end. Remember, retelling is when you TELL about the most important parts again. When retelling a story, use the beginning, middle, and end to help you. Now, let's see about that movie! : "Well, what do you think?" : "WOW Ari! That is such an amazing story!" : "Nothing will ever top that! Hey, want to go for a ride? Let's fly!" : "Well that wasn't the actual movie, Zayd, but, oh forget it, let's go fly!"
Retelling: Beginning, Middle, and End exercise
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Retell a story.
HintsIn the beginning of a retell you'll find the words, it all started or in the beginning.
In the middle of a retell you'll find the words, in the middle or after that.
In the end of a retell you'll find the words, in the end or finally.
SolutionIt all started when a girl adopted a new puppy from the animal shelter. She named the puppy Ruff. Ruff was so happy to have a home.
In the middle, Ruff ended up getting lost when the backyard gate was left open. The girl and her dad searched the neighborhood for him.
Finally, the girl and her dad got a phone call from a neighbor who found Ruff. They picked him up from their neighbor's house. They were very happy to have found him.
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Beginning, middle, and end of a story.
HintsWhat is the first part of the story called when retelling?
What is the last part of the story called when retelling?
Which words tell you that it is the beginning part of retelling? First, after or final?
Is the problem in this example solved at the beginning, middle, or end of the story?
It all started when June went for a walk. In the middle, she found her neighbor's dog by the park. Finally, June took the dog back to her home and the neighbors were very happy.
SolutionHow to retell a story:
- The beginning is the first part that happens in a story.
- The middle is what happens after the story has begun.
- The end is the final part of the story.
- The problem is solved by the end of the story.
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Retell the middle of story.
HintsWhich words help you know that it's the middle of the story?
Here is an example of how to know it is the middle of the story.
After that the boy went swimming.
SolutionThe words "After that" help you to know that this is the middle part of the story.
After that, Dino got to class and didn't talk to anyone because he was feeling shy. At recess, A boy named Taro asked him what he liked to do for fun.
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Retell a story.
HintsWhich words help you know which sentence is the beginning, middle, or end?
The words that help you know which sentence is the beginning, middle, or end are:
- In the beginning or it all started when
- In the middle, after that, or then
- In the end or finally
What happened after the boy's sandcastle got swept away?
SolutionIn the beginning the boy was building a sandcastle at the beach. His sister and mom were helping him to make the biggest sandcastle they had ever built before.
After that the boy's sandcastle got swept away by an ocean wave.
Then, the boy was upset and started crying.
In the end the boy's mom and sister helped him to make an even bigger sandcastle.
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Retell the end of a story.
HintsWhich words help you know that it's the end of the story?
Here is an example of how to end a story:
In the end the girl won the race.
SolutionThe words "In the end" help you to know that this is the ending part of the story.
In the end Maria picked a handful of green leaves for Jerry for his lunch.
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Pete gets lost.
HintsWhich words help you know which sentence is the beginning, middle, or end?
The words that help you know which sentence is the beginning, middle, or end are:
- In the beginning or it all started when
- In the middle, after that, or then
- In the end or finally
What happened after Pete got rained on?
SolutionIt all started when a fairy named Pete was flying around looking for food when it started raining.
His wings got wet and he couldn't fly anymore so he rested on a leaf in the woods.
After that, A deer named, Alice found Pete and offered to have him ride on her back to bring him home.
In the end, Pete made a big salad full of leafy greens, carrots, and apples to thank Alice for her help.
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