What About Bear?
Modeled Retelling
Bear and Goose are friends. They like playing
with puppets together. Fox is hiding behind
their toy chest. Can you see Fox’s ears?
Guided Retelling
What are Bear and Goose doing? What are they
playing? Can you see Fox in the picture?
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
Beginning
Who do you see? Are they friends?
Are they playing with puppets?
Intermediate
Are Bear and Goose playing
with puppets or a ball? How
do they look? Who is hiding?
Advanced/Advanced High
Do Bear and Goose like to play
together? Why do you think so? Tell
about who else is in the picture.
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Bear and Goose are playing catch. Fox wants LEARNERS
to play catch too. Bear and Goose say, “Jump Beginning
right in.”
Who wants to play? Where is Fox
standing?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
What are Bear and Goose playing? What What does Fox ask? What do Bear
does Fox want? Do Bear and Goose let Fox and Goose tell him?

play with them? Advanced/Advanced High

Do Bear and Goose let Fox play with
them? Why do you think that?
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Modeled Retelling
Fox wants to play a new game. Fox wants to
play checkers with Goose. Goose asks, “What
about Bear?” Fox says that Bear is too grumpy
to play. Bear is sad.
Guided Retelling
Who does Fox want to play with? Why doesn’t
Fox want to play with Bear? How does this make
Bear feel?
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
Beginning
Who wants to play a new game?
Does Fox want to play checkers?
Does Bear look happy or sad?
Intermediate
How does Fox want to play? What
does Goose want? How does Bear
feel?
Advanced/Advanced High
How do Bear and Goose look? Why?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Bear is walking away. Fox is looking at Bear LEARNERS
through binoculars. Goose is worried about Beginning
Bear. Fox thinks that Bear is too far away.
Who is walking away? Who is using
binoculars? Is Goose worried?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
Why is Bear walking away? How does Goose Describe what Bear is doing. Who
feel about Bear leaving? Why doesn’t Fox want wants Bear to leave? What does
Fox do?
to play with Bear?
Advanced/Advanced High
Why is Bear walking away? What is
Goose feeling? Why?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Goose brings Bear back. Goose only wants to LEARNERS
play if everyone plays together. Goose asks if Beginning
Fox wants to play with them. Fox wants to play.
Who brings Bear back? Does Fox
want to play?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
What is Goose doing with Bear? What is Goose What is Bear doing? What does
asking Fox? What does Fox say? Goose say? What does Fox want?

Advanced/Advanced High
How is Goose helping Bear and Fox?
How does Fox feel? Why?
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Modeled Retelling
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Goose, Bear, and Fox are playing jump rope. LEARNERS
Everyone is playing together. They all are Beginning
happy.
Who is swinging the rope? Who
jumps in? Is everyone happy?
Guided Retelling Intermediate
What are Goose, Bear, and Fox playing? How What game are they playing? What
are they playing? How do they feel? is each animal doing? How do they
all feel?

Advanced/Advanced High
How does Goose help both friends?
Describe how each one feels at
the end.
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