Summarizing for Better Comprehension
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Somebody Wanted But So Then
How do readers use summarizing to help
them better understand the text?
a brief statement or account of the
main
points
of a text
Shorter than the original
Use most important details
Main ideas only
Anytime you
read/view a text
, you should
be thinking of the
main idea
and
key
details
.
Doing so
activates your brain
and allows
you to begin the process of
breaking
down
the text.
On the board will be a text that you need
to summarize!
Each person will write their best
summary using the SWBST strategy and
each team will vote who wrote the best
summary!
Please use the SWBST strategy to
summarize the story of…
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
wanted
to take her
Granny some treats
but
she met a wolf who
tricked her by locking her Granny up and
pretending to be Granny.
So
, Little Red got
away and a woodcutter who was working
nearby killed the wolf.
Then
, little red riding
hood saved her Granny and they lived happily
ever after.
Please use the SWBST strategy to
summarize the story of…
The Last Tuesday of the Other June
June
wanted
to fit in and be a normal 11
year old girl,
but
she began getting
bullied by a mean girl also named June.
So
, after being sick and tired of getting
bullied, one day June stood up to the
mean bully at school,
then
she was no
longer the victim of bullying
With your partner, read the story
Four
Miles to Pinecone
and together complete
a summary of the story using the SWBST
strategy.
This will be turned in!
What is a summary?
When should you summarize?
In the SWBST strategy, what does the
S
represent? In the SWBST strategy, what
does the
W
represent?
In the SWBST strategy, what does the
B
represent?
In the SWBST strategy, what does the
S
represent? In the SWBST strategy, what
does the
T
represent?
Readers use summarizing by providing a brief statement of the main points of a text, focusing on key details and main ideas only. Engaging in this process helps activate the brain and aids in breaking down the text effectively to enhance understanding.
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How do readers use summarizing to help them better understand the text?
a brief statement or account of the main points of a text Shorter than the original Use most important details Main ideas only
Anytime you read/view a text, you should be thinking of the main idea and key details. Doing so activates your brain and allows you to begin the process of breaking down the text.
Somebody Wanted motivation: the gist of the issue; what somebody is trying to accomplish, achieve, or acquire But So Then resolution: the ending or outcome, what eventually happened main character, speaker, or author the problem: what is standing in the way of success, the conflict or opposition how the problem is solved
Somebody Wanted motivation: the gist of the issue; what somebody is trying to accomplish, achieve, or acquire Wanted to go to the ball. But So Then resolution: the ending or outcome, what eventually happened main character, speaker, or author the problem: what is standing in the way of success, the conflict or opposition how the problem is solved Cinderella However,her stepmother wouldn t let her go. So,her fairy godmother helped her. In the end, she married the prince and lived happily ever after.
Somebody Wanted motivation: the gist of the issue; what somebody is trying to accomplish, achieve, or acquire Wished he could find who the glass slipper would fit, But So Then resolution: the ending or outcome, what eventually happened main character, speaker, or author the problem: what is standing in the way of success, the conflict or opposition how the problem is solved The prince But no one in the kingdom was a match. So, the prince kept looking. Despite the wicked stepsisters, he found Cinderella.
Somebody Wanted motivation: the gist of the issue; what somebody is trying to accomplish, achieve, or acquire But So Then resolution: the ending or outcome, what eventually happened main character, speaker, or author the problem: what is standing in the way of success, the conflict or opposition how the problem is solved The wicked stepsisters
On the board will be a text that you need to summarize! Each person will write their best summary using the SWBST strategy and each team will vote who wrote the best summary!
Please use the SWBST strategy to summarize the story of Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood wanted to take her Granny some treats but she met a wolf who tricked her by locking her Granny up and pretending to be Granny. So, Little Red got away and a woodcutter who was working nearby killed the wolf. Then, little red riding hood saved her Granny and they lived happily ever after.
Please use the SWBST strategy to summarize the story of The Last Tuesday of the Other June
June wanted to fit in and be a normal 11 year old girl, but she began getting bullied by a mean girl also named June. So, after being sick and tired of getting bullied, one day June stood up to the mean bully at school, then she was no longer the victim of bullying
With your partner, read the story Four Miles to Pinecone and together complete a summary of the story using the SWBST strategy. This will be turned in!
What is a summary? When should you summarize? In the SWBST strategy, what does the S represent? In the SWBST strategy, what does the W represent? In the SWBST strategy, what does the B represent? In the SWBST strategy, what does the S represent? In the SWBST strategy, what does the T represent?
