2.7.D

ELA2nd GradeThe student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

The Standard

retell and paraphrase texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students recount key events or ideas from a text in a clear sequence. They use their own words while keeping the original meaning.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can retell the main events or ideas in the correct order. The student paraphrases without changing the meaning or adding unsupported details.
Common Misconceptions: Students may copy exact sentences instead of using their own words. They may leave out key events, add details not in the text, or tell events out of order.
How to Assess It: Read a short story aloud, then ask students to write three sentences telling the beginning, middle, and end in their own words.

Lesson moves

Give pairs four picture cards from a familiar story to sequence, then retell using first, next, then, and finally.
After reading, ask students to answer, "How would you tell this story to someone who has not read it?"
Play Paraphrase Match by having students pair sentence cards with cards that express the same meaning in different words.
Have students listen to classroom directions, then restate the steps to a partner in the correct order.

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