We want to be readers who are actively engaged with the text. We don't want to be curmudgeon readers - readers who don't really care and read on auto-pilot. We want to be readers who dive into our stories and really experience them. One strategy that can help us do this is retelling. If we're able to retell what we've read, we have to be able to think about the big events and important parts of the story. Retelling actually helps us understand the story in new ways. When we're retelling with a friend, new ideas about the plot have a chance to grow. I showed the kids how to retell their stories by literally taking "big steps" as they told the big ideas. The kids really got into it, and I was able to capture some video footage of the kids retelling their stories with their partners.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Retelling Stories
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I love watching Gracie's retelling!
Where is the video? I'd love to see how they retold by taking big footsteps.
The video is directly below the post, so I'm not sure why it didn't show up on your computer. I checked with vimeo, and everything seems to be working fine. Hopefully the issue has been resolved and you've been able to see our kids take "big steps" as they retell their stories.
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