English Pre-Assessment

S-W-B-S-T Strategy Review

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Multiple Select

What reading strategies have we learned thus far? Check all that apply.

• Annotating/highlighting important words and/or phrases

• Reading a text multiple times

• Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

• What-So-What

Why do we annotate?

• annotating helps build a better understanding of texts and stories. When you annotate, you're forced to evaluate what a story is saying, creating a clear image.

• annotating makes the reading more meaningful, and it helps you remember key information.

Open Ended

What does the acronym SWBST stand for?

Multiple Choice

_______ introduces the important CHARACTERS of the story. It may also introduce the setting.

• Somebody

• Wanted

• But

• So

• Then

Multiple Choice

________ describes what the character's motivation is or what is the character’s goal?

• Somebody

• Needed

• Wanted

• So

• Then

Multiple Choice

_____ describes the characters rising action/climax.

• Somebody

• So

• Wanted

• But

• Then

Multiple Choice

_____ describes the conflict

• Wanted

• So

• Then

• But

Multiple Choice

____ describes the character's falling action/resolution

• Then

• But

• So

Open Ended

Read the following paragraph then, tell me what the SWBST is of the story. Please write in complete sentences.

Once upon a time, in a village there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella with her wicked stepmother and two step sisters. She worked hard all day. One day, they all went to a ball in the palace, leaving Cinderella behind. Cinderella was feeling sad. Suddenly there was a burst of light and the fairy godmother appeared. With a flick of the magic she turned Cinderella into a beautiful princess with glass slippers and a horse carriage appeared at the door. The fairy godmother warned Cinderella to return before midnight. Cinderella arrived at the ball, the prince saw her and fell in love with her. They danced together all night. as the clock struck twelve, Cinderella rushed out to her carriage leaving one of her slippers behind. The prince went to every house in the town with the slipper until he found Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella lived happily ever after. The End.