Comprehension · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.2.7.1.3 - Retell level-appropriate text in own, explain and illustrate

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Retell a level-appropriate story in their own words in the correct sequence of events.
Use a story map to identify and organise the main parts of a story (characters, setting, problem, events, solution).
Explain their understanding of a story by answering who, what, where, when and why questions.
Illustrate a key event from a story and use the picture to support their retelling.
Collaborate with peers in pairs or small groups to practise retelling a story sequentially.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.7)
Content standard: B3.2.7.1 - Understand and analyse texts read
Indicator: B3.2.7.1.3 - Retell level-appropriate text in own, explain and illustrate
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 86
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Ask a few questions to review the text/story to be retold.
- Have learners narrate or retell the story passage using the herring bone or story map strategy. The narration should be sequential to make the story understood.