I, too, use this handprint... in first grade ...along with the sequence of : first, next, then, after that and in the end superimposed ... In other words ... kids retell using the proper sequence as well as employing the proper literary terms.... May I suggest looking at the resource entitled: The Power of Retelling published by the Wright Group... the best informational text that describes and gives lesson ideas about the pretell, the oral retell, the written retell, and how retelling relates to the summary, and the synthesis ... this is a must have resource.... from it our first grade team realized that before we ever consider a DRA testing... a few weeks must be spent on retelling..... we start with a shared group experience and do the pretell and move on to text with the handprints.... the rest of our study (which we discovered is a year long and "along side" deep comprehension strategies) concentrates on how the retell helps with deep comprehension strategies.... please do not make the mistake of poo-poohing retell as literal, easy stuff.... there are so many sub levels at which a kid (and a teacher for that matter) must consider. In a message dated 11/3/2008 9:22:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use a handprint to help my kids retell and summarize. They lift a finger for characters, setting, problem, significant events and resoltion. They touch their palm to discuss the author's message or purpose. I have a poster of a handprint with the story elements in a text box above each finger.
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