Retelling Checklist—Fiction
Name ______Date ______
Title ______
Retell your story. Make sure you include all of these parts, but remember to sound like a storyteller!
Opening
I began my retelling with an introduction. _____ without help _____ with help
Setting
I included when and where my story happened. _____ without help _____ with help
Characters
I told who the main characterwas and what the main character did. _____ without help _____ with help
I told about other characters. _____ without help _____ with help
Problem
I told about the most important problem in the story.
_____ without help _____ with help
Events
I told about the important events of the story in the correct order. (Enough details but not too many.) _____ without help _____ with help
Solution
I told how the problem was solved. _____ without help _____ with help
I told how the story ended. _____ without help _____ with help
Complete the plus/delta for your retelling. Tell something you did well and what you need to remember for next time.
+ / I told my story to ______.
Retelling Checklist—Non-Fiction
Name ______Date ______
Title ______
Retell your story. Make sure you include all of these parts, but remember to sound like a storyteller!
Topic
I began by telling what the book was all about. _____ without help _____ with help
Main Idea(s)
I told one main idea and a detail about that main idea.
_____ without help _____ with help
I told another main idea and a detail about that main idea.
_____ without help _____ with help
Vocabulary
I used some of the important words about the topic in my retelling.
_____ without help _____ with help
Some of the words I used were ______.
Accuracy
My information about the topic was correct. _____ without help _____ with help
Complete the plus/delta for your retelling. Tell something you did well and what you need to remember for next time.
+ / I told my story to ______.