Retell a Story

We all like to listen to other people tell stories. You may have heard stories or folk tales from your own family. Think of a folk tale you have heard. Then retell the story to your classmates.

Make a Story Map to name the characters, describe the setting, and outline the events in your story. List important details you want to include.

Story Map

Characters:
people, a tiger, a clever rabbit

Setting:
long ago in a village at night

Beginning:
The people dig a deep hole to trap tigers.

Important Detail:
A tiger falls in the hole.

Middle:
A man finds the tiger in the hole. The tiger promises to be grateful if the man will help him out of the hole.

Important Detail:
The tiger is rescued but threatens to eat the man anyway.

End:
The clever rabbit saves the man.

Important Detail:
He tricks the tiger into getting back into the hole.

Now retell your story to a group of classmates. Use your own words to tell about the characters, setting, and events.

Use Forms of the Verb Be

When you retell the story, you need to use different forms of the verb be. Be sure the form you use matches your subject.