RETELLING (FICTION)
NAME: _________________________________________
DATE: __________________
TITLE: ________________________________________________________________________
UNPROMPTED
PROMPTED
NOT
PROVIDED
Shared the title / author
Began with an introduction
Describe the setting – where and
when the story took place
Introduced the main characters
Described the problem / main goal
Shared the main events
Shared the events in the right order
Shared how the problem was solved
/the story ends
Retold the story using both words and
pictures
Made connections to personal
experiences or gave an opinion
about the story
Used an expressive voice
COMMENTS:
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NAME: _______________________________________
READING
Uses memory to predict text.
Uses picture clues to predict text.
Uses phonics to decode new words.
Uses context to predict text.
Uses word families to learn new words.
Substitutes a word that makes sense.
Self corrects.
Reads with fluency.
Reads with expression.
Recognizes basic / high frequency sight words.
Recognizes many sight words.
Able to retell a simple story in proper sequence.
Able to predict what may happen next in a
story.
Able to express thoughts / feelings about a story
clearly.
Understands some conventions of written
material. (punctuation, title, capital starts
sentence)
Reads regularly at home for nightly reading
program.
Reads and follows written directions
independently.
DATE: ________________________
1st Term
2nd Term
3rd Term
OBSERVATIONS DURING INDEPENDENT READING TIME
During independent reading time the child:
STUDENT NAME
chooses a
book
independently
keeps a record
is involved with
the reading
chooses a
variety of
books
is developing
book/
author
preferences
makes a
comment
about reading
WRITTEN RETELL CHECKLIST
BOOK TITLE: _________________________________________________________________
AUTHOR:
__________________________________________________________________
Characters
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I wrote about the main characters in the story.
I wrote details about the characters so that others would
have a good idea of what they are like.
Setting
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I wrote about where and when the story takes place.
I added details to my description of the setting.
Problem
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I wrote about the problem in the story.
Events
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I wrote about the important events in the story.
I wrote what happened in the beginning, middle and end
of the story.
Solution
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I wrote about how the problem gets solved in the story.
Taken from: GeoWat Innovative Teacher Publishing  2005