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Activity:Retellit!

Step1)Thinkaboutthestory.Whowerethemaincharacters?Whathappenedtothemfirst?
Whathappenedinthemiddleofthestory?Whathappenedattheendofthestory?(ItsOKif
youneedtolookbackthroughthebooktofigurethatout!)
Step2)Writethemaincharactersnamesdownsoyoucanrememberhowtospellthemwhen
youarewritingyoursummary(Lookatthebookifyouneedto):

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Step3)Whathappenedinthebeginningofthestory?Writeitinatleast3sentences.
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Step4)Whathappenedinthemiddleofthestory?Writeitinatleast3sentences.
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Step5)Whathappenedattheendofthestory?Writeitinatleast3sentences.
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Step3)REVIEW!Readwhatyouwroteandanswerthesequestions:
a. Didyouwriteatleast3sentencesforeachpartofthestory?
b. Didyouuseacapitalletteratthebeginningofeverysentence?
c. Didyouuseaperiod(.),anexclamationpoint(!)oraquestionmark(?)attheendof
everysentence?
d. Didyouuselowercaselettersandcapitallettersintherightplaces?
e. Didyougettoansweryestoeveryoneofthesequestions?(Ifso,youarereadytosend
itinorreadittoaparentorafriend!Ifnot,gothroughitandfixitasbestyoucanthen
senditin!)

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