Summarizing Fictions

What is a summary?

• briefly retelling a story using important details

• a short story you write

• a paragraph

• a detailed piece of writing that tells a story

What information should go in your summary?

• small details

• the most important information

• your opinion

• a list of characters

True or False? You should be able to understand what a story is about when you read the summary.

• True

• False

What main parts should be in your summary?

• Somebody, Wanted, Then

• Beginning, Middle, End

• Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then

What can help you to organize your ideas when you write a summary?

• Think about the SWBST

• Think about a part you liked

• List the characters

• Fill out a graphic organizer

What question do you ask when identifying the SOMEBODY?

• Who is the main character of the story?

• Who is the story about?

• Can anybody find me somebody to love?

• Who is the villain?

You should ask this question when determining the WANTED: What is the character trying to do?

• False

• True

What is the BUT in a story?

• Conflict (problem) in a story

• Something smelly

• Who the story is about

• The correct answer

SO

• What does the character do to solve the problem?

• What events happen?

• Who else gets involved?

• How does the story end?

What is the THEN part of your summary?

• The problem in the story

• One of the events in the story

• The character's feelings

• How the story ends