Retelling Stories
What do you call telling a story again using your own words?
Retelling
Choose the CCVC word with consonant cluster in the following sentence.
We took a short trip.
Trip
Fill in the blank: The cat is hungry. ___ wants food.
It
What punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
Period (.)
Name one important part of retelling a story.
Characters, Setting, Events, or Lesson
Choose the CCVC word with consonant cluster in the following sentence.
The kids like to play outside.
Play
What personal pronoun replaces “Leo and I”?
Yes or No.
Is this sentence declarative? “The crow is flying.”
Yes
What are five signal or order words that help us show the sequence of events when retelling a story?
First, Next, Then, After That, Finally
Choose the CCVC word with consonant cluster in the following sentence.
The plants grow tall under the sun.
Grow
What are the two functions of personal pronouns?
Subject and Object Pronoun
Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a) Where is the cat?
b) The cat is on the mat.
c) Wow, what a crow!
b) The cat is on the mat.
What important parts should we include when retelling a story?
Characters, Setting, Events (beginning, middle, end), and the Lesson/Moral.
Yes or No.
Is consonant cluster the same to consonant digraphs?Why?
No, consonant clusters are not the same as consonant digraphs.
Consonant Clusters- Two or more consonants together, but you can still hear each sound.
Consonant Digraphs- Two consonants together that make one sound.
Read and answer.
1. Which function of pronouns tells who or what does the action?
2. Which function of pronouns tells who or what receives the action?
1. Subject Pronouns
2. Object Pronouns
Change the sentence into a declarative sentence.
1. Is the cat eating the food.
2. Can you come with me?
3. What a bright star!
1. The cat is eating the food.
2. You can come with me.
3. The star is bright.
What is retelling?
Retelling is telling a story again in your own words, including the important parts like the characters, setting, events, and lesson.
Consonant Cluster refers to two or more consonant letters grouped together, but each letter makes its own sound.
Replace the underlined nouns with the correct pronouns.
1. Maria is kind to everyone.
2. The teacher helped Ana and Ben.
3. My friends and I like to study together.
4. The ball hit Leo.
5. The cat is sleeping on the chair.
1. She
2. them
3. We
4. him
5. It
A declarative sentence is also known as a telling sentence. It gives information, explains something, or states a fact. It always ends with a period (.)