How do you check your understanding after reading

an article?

This text teaches

me…

In this lesson, you will learn how to check your

understanding of an article by retelling the information to

others.

Let’s ReviewLet’s Review

Main idea hand

Let’s ReviewLet’s ReviewRetell: to tell again

This text teaches

me…

Let’s ReviewA Common Mistake

The family would be

considered poor in the

United States

If Mengmeng lived in the

United States, he would be

poor

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Retell

Use your own words

Use specific details and facts from the article

Let’s ReviewCore LessonMengmeng lives in a farming village and has a twin brother, Wenwen. His house

is made of stones and cement…

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Mengmeng is a boy from China. He

has a brother and they live in a

house.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Go back to the text

and reread

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

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Retell Use a sentence starter:

“This text teaches me..”

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

This text teaches me that jianbing

is a pancake made from cornmeal!

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Retell using your own words1

2 Use specific details and facts from the article

3 Use the sentence starter “this text teaches me…”

In this lesson, you have learned how to check your

understanding of an article by retelling the information to

others.

Let’s ReviewGuided PracticePractice Retelling

Take a look at this section from our article. Can you

pull out the specific details and facts?

Practice retelling using your own words.

Let’s ReviewGuided PracticeThis text teaches me…

Jianbing is a cornmeal pancake

Mengmeng walks 40 minutes to school

Mengmeng’s favorite food is pickled vegetable

Let’s ReviewGuided Practice

This text teaches me that jianbing is a pancake made

from cornmeal! I find it interesting that Mengmeng walks 40 minutes to school

and, his favorite food is pickled vegetables!

Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesPractice, practice, practice!

Retelling can be harder than it seems, so it takes practice before you feel comfortable using your own words.

• Choose a nonfiction article.• Find a buddy and practice retelling the

new information!

Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesCreate your own:

Retelling is one way to check for understanding; you may have also learned how to use a main idea hand.

What project can you create to prove your understanding of the article, “My name is Mengmeng”?

Present your project idea to your teacher and get started!

Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz

RetellRetell using your own

wordsUse specific factsUse the sentence

starter, “this text teaches me”, to help guide your thoughts