Summary practice SWBST

What does the "S" mean in SWBST?

• Somebody

  (the main character)

• Story

  (an account of imaginary or real people and events told, or written, for entertainment.

• Setting

  (where and when a story takes place)

• Sentence

  (words grouped together to create a meaning)

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

What does the W mean in SWBST?

• Wise

  (to be smart or clever; to have wisdom)

• Wish

  something you want to come true

• Wasp

  (a stinging insect)

• Wanted

  (the main character's goal)

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

What does the B mean in SWBST?

• Blue

  (one of the primary colors; the color of the sky)

• Biography

  (a nonfiction text written about a person's life)

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

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TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

What does the second S mean in SWBST?

• Sugar

  (a sweet substance)

• So

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

• Setting

  (When and where the story takes place)

• Signature

  (signing your name on a form or on a letter)

Tags

TEKS.ELA.CR.3E

TEKS.ELA.E1.4I

TEKS.ELA.RI.4E

TEKS.ELA.RI.4F

TEKS.ELA.RI.4G

What does the T mean in SWBST?

• Title

  (the main heading of a text)

• Typing

  (to use a keyboard to create letters and words on a screen or typer writer)

• Tree

  (a plant having a trunk and roots)

• Then

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

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

Which is the best summary of this story?

• Kristin paintings of nature were here Dad's favorite thing so she wanted to paint him a tree, but couldn't decide how to do it.

• 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.

• Kristin looked at photos of her dad. She painted him a tree.

• Kristin wanted to paint a picture for her dad and decided to paint a tree but then later changed her mind and painted something else.

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TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

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.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D