2. Summarizing
• Reading Comprehension is important so that
we understand what we read.
• One way to make sure we comprehend what
we read is to retell what we read.
Have you ever retold a story?
3. Retelling is a way of summarizing.
It’s important because it extracts the essential
information of a text:
• the main idea
• the supporting details
4. Retelling
In order to retell, you need to think about the
major elements of the text. These include:
• Characters
• Setting
• Problem
• Attempts to resolve problem
• Resolution
• Outcome
5. Tools
You may use different tools to help you retell the
story.
Maybe you’ve seen some of these?