Retelling a Story

2. Retelling a Story

3. I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m scared. A) I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard things. His mom,dad, and brother are dead. I know he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m scared.

4. A: I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard things. His mom,dad, and brother are dead. I know he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m scared. B: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had to deal with some difficult problems. His parents and brother have passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s getting aggressive. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to harm himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m frightened. Strategy: _______________________________________ (Replacing keywords with synonyms)

5. B: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had to deal with some difficult problems. His parents and brother have passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s getting aggressive. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to harm himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m frightened. C: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had some real difficulties in his life. His parents and brother have all passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s behaving aggressively. I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be helpful, but I’m frightened. Strategy: _____________________________________ (Changing word forms e.g. nouns to verbs, adjectives to adverbs)

6. C: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had some real difficulties in his life. His parents and brother have all passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s behaving aggressively. I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be helpful, but I’m frightened. D: My partner, who I care about deeply, has had some real difficulties in his life. His brother and his parents have all passed away. Now he’s behaving aggressively. I know that’s because he’s hurting, but I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be helpful, but I’m frightened. Strategy: _________________________________________ (Changing sentence structure)

7. (Original) I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m scared. • I want to help my partner, but I’m frightened. I care deeply about him, and he’s had some real difficulties in his life. His brother and his parents have all passed away. Now he’s behaving aggressively. I know that’s because he’s hurting, but I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want him or anyone else to come to harm. What should I do? Strategy: __________________________________________ (Changing paragraph structure - using the conclusion as the introduction)