Summary practice SWBST

SWBST stands for Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then. It is a strategy used to summarize stories.

The 'S' stands for 'Somebody', which refers to the main character in the story.

The 'W' stands for 'Wanted', which indicates the main character's goal or desire.

The 'B' stands for 'But', which describes the main problem or obstacle the character faces.

The second 'S' stands for 'So', which explains what the character did to try to solve the problem.

The 'T' stands for 'Then', which describes the outcome or resolution of the story.

You can summarize a story by identifying the main character (Somebody), their goal (Wanted), the problem they face (But), what they did (So), and the outcome (Then).

Summarizing helps to understand the main ideas and events of the story, making it easier to remember and discuss.

A summary is a brief statement that gives the main points of a story or text.

Somebody: Twyla; Wanted: to write a great story; But: she had writer's block; So: she asked her brothers to draw characters; Then: she used the drawings to write her story.