Summary practice SWBST

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Steps of Summarizing fiction?

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Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

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Why do we summarize?

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To tell someone the most important parts of a story in our own words.

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What does the "S" mean in SWBST?

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Somebody (the main character)

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What does the W mean in SWBST?

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Wanted (the main character's goal)

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What does the B mean in SWBST?

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But (what was the character's main problem or obstacle)

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What does the second S mean in SWBST?

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So (how did the character solve the problem or overcome the obstacle?)

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What does the T mean in SWBST?

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Then (to give the resolution, how the story ended, or the message/moral of the story)

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Which is the best summary of this story?

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Kirstin wanted to paint a picture for her dad but couldn't think of anything, so she looked around for inspiration and decided to paint a tree.

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Which is the best summary of this story? Twyla wanted to write a story about a dinosaur and a boy, so she had her little brothers draw pictures of the characters to inspire her., Twyla wanted to write a great story but had writer's block so she asked her little brothers to draw some characters, which she used to write her story., Twyla's writer's block was keeping her from writing anything, so she decided to draw with crayons instead., Twyla's brothers wanted her to write a story, so they drew some pictures of the characters they wanted in the story.

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Twyla wanted to write a great story but had writer's block so she asked her little brothers to draw some characters, which she used to write her story.

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Summarize the story about Mikah's vacation to Florida.

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Mikah and his family drove to Florida for vacation. Mikah was excited to play on the beach, but when they arrived, it was raining. It rained for six days. On the last day, Mikah and his brother were finally able to play on the beach.