Retelling and Summarizing

What strategy do you use to summarize Fiction/Literature?

• SWBST

• 5W

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing
• the entire text told in your own words
• a dumb thing that teachers make you write
• the main ideas and important details of a text

Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading
• write about what I read
• include the key points of a text
• all of the above

What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

• A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.
• A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.
• Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.
• Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.

In SWBST what does the first S stand for?

• Somebody

• Wanted

• But

• So

• Then

In SWBST what does the W stand for?

• Who

• Wanted

• Where

• When

• Why

In SWBST what does the B stand for?

• Somebody

• Wanted

• But

• The conflict

• Then

In SWBST what does the second S stand for?

• Somebody

• Wanted

• But

• So

• Then

In SWBST what does the T stand for?

• Somebody

• Wanted

• But

• Then

• Too much

Johnny really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Johnny was so glad he went on his trip! What is the best summary for this paragraph?

• Johnny learned to appreciate the world around him.

• Johnny went on a random bike adventure.

• Johnny was glad he went on a trip.

• Johnny wanted an adventure and borrowed his friends bike so he could go. He saw many amazing things.