What You Need to Know

Students retell stories in sequence using key events and characters.

Beginning, middle, and end

Using sequence words

Identifying key events

Including characters and setting

Key Vocabulary

to tell a story again in your own words

the order in which events happen

a person or animal in a story

the time and place where a story happens

Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.

Question 1

When retelling a story, what should you include first?

The ending The beginning and characters Your opinion The middle events

Question 2

Which word best helps put events in order?

Because Although Next Unless

Question 3

What is the LAST part of a story retell?

The beginning The characters The setting The ending or resolution