Standards

• Use frequently occurring transition words (e.g., first, next, then, after that, finally).
• Produce and expand complete sentences when retelling a story.
• Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

Reader Goals

I can retell a story to tell what characters are thinking, how they are feeling, and how they react to story events.

Focus

• Retell at a reactive sequence or abbreviated episode level
• Cause and effect relationships in the story