Summarizing Fictional Texts with SWBST Strategy

What does SWBST stand for in the context of summarizing stories?

• Some Wish But So Told

• Story Wish But So Thought

• Someone Wished But So There

• Somebody Wanted But So Then

Who is the main character in the example used to explain SWBST?

• Cinderella

• Sleeping Beauty

• Snow White

• Rapunzel

What did Cinderella want in the story?

• To escape her tower

• To attend the royal ball

• To find a lost shoe

• To sleep for a hundred years

What problem did Cinderella face in the story?

• Her carriage turned back into a pumpkin

• She was put under a spell

• Her stepmother wouldn't let her go to the ball

• She was lost in the woods

How did Cinderella manage to get to the ball?

• She snuck out of her house

• She was helped by her fairy godmother

• She rode a magical horse

• She used magic beans

What is the final outcome of the Cinderella story as used in the SWBST example?

• She loses her magical powers

• She becomes a queen

• She returns to her normal life

• She and the prince live happily ever after

In the story 'Landshark', what did Bobby initially want for his birthday?

• A computer game

• A puppy

• A shark

• A bicycle

What did Bobby's parents give him instead of what he wanted?

• A kitten

• A goldfish

• A hamster

• A puppy

How did Bobby's feelings towards the puppy change by the end of the 'Landshark' story?

• He disliked the puppy even more

• He gave the puppy away

• He was indifferent towards the puppy

• He grew to love the puppy

What does the SWBST strategy help students to do with fictional texts?

• Predict the next sequence of events

• Summarize the main points of the story

• Analyze the author's writing style

• Create detailed character maps