10 - Literary Text Retell
Objective:
By the end of the lesson each student will be able to retell a literary selection who, what, when, where, how, which
Standard Reference:
Reading Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 3. Ask relevant questions in order to comprehend text.
ELP Level III: Listening and Speaking – Delivery of Oral Communications – Student will communicate orally by:
PE-5: repeating
academic
questions and
responses (who,
what, where,
when).
s
E-5: asking and
responding to academic
questions (who, what,
where, when) using
complete sentences with
instructional support.
B-5: asking and responding to
academic questions (who, what,
where, when, why, how) using
complete sentences (e.g.,
making comparisons and
describing events, etc.) with
instructional support.
LI-5: asking and responding to
academic questions (who,
what, where, when, why, how,
which, whose) in complete
sentences (e.g., making
comparisons, describing
events, agreeing/
disagreeing with others, etc.)
HI-5: asking and
responding to academic
questions in complete
sentences (e.g., expressing
possibilities and
probabilities, hypothetical
questions, etc.).
Rationale for Lesson Based Upon Student Data:
The ability to ask clarifying questions and to break down complex text through questioning is a powerful strategy for struggling readers.
Content
Standards and Objectives
Day 1
Student will repeat orally the
interrogatives introduced.
Student will respond to the story
both orally and physically as
Teacher Behavior
Presenting Instructional Content
Student Behavior
Activities and Materials
Assessment
Academic Feedback
Teacher will prepare a chart with
interrogatives pairing each with an
non-linguistic representation.
Teacher will create the desired
outcomes.
Partner the students for the lesson
Introduce the interrogative: who,
what, when, where, how, which
Students will orally repeat the
interrogatives introduced on the
chart.
Student choral response
Read the story Use TPR to
illustrate key points.
Students will participate in the
story both orally and physically
Student choral response
directed by the teacher
Students will orally retell the
text by responding to teacher
questions and the use of TPR.
as directed by the teacher
Using the interrogatives, assist
the students in orally recreating
the text. For example, “Who is
this story about?” Encourage
the students to elaborate on
their responses. Use color
pictures when available to
assist in the retell. Use TPR
and retell several times.
Students will respond in
complete sentence and use
TPR to respond the
interrogatives posed by the
teacher.
Require the use of complete
sentences to answer each
interrogative.
Day 2
Students will retell the text
orally with TPR.
Students will orally identify
key words and phrases.
Students will chorally read
written text.
Students will summarize
literary text in writing.
Prepare a chart with the
pictures.
Lead the students in the oral
retell.
Students will chorally retell
the story with appropriate
motions.
Brainstorm key words and
Students will tell partner key
phrases for each part
words or phrases for the
pictures.
Teacher scribes the retell on the As the teacher indicates the
chart for the students by asking picture, the students will
the key interrogatives.. After
share a complete sentence
scripting the text, lead the
with a partner.
students to read the text.
After several times practicing,
Student will write a summary
ask the student to write their
of the literary selection.
own retell.
Participation in the group retell.
Teacher will chose students to
share key words and phrases to
record on the side of the chart.
Require complete sentences.
Call on students to provide the
next portion of text.
Written summary.