SWBST

What is the purpose of a summary?

• To replace the original text entirely
• To provide a detailed analysis of the text
• The purpose of a summary is to provide a concise overview of the main ideas and key points of a text.
• To confuse the reader with excessive information

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What do you need in a summary?

• Main ideas, key points, and essential details.
• Personal opinions and feelings
• Unrelated anecdotes
• Detailed explanations of each point

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Using The Three Little Pigs, what is the problem, or the 'but' in SWBST?

• The pigs built their houses too close together

• The Big Bad Wolf is hungry

• Two pigs made their houses of straw and sticks

• The two pigs ran to the brick house to escape the wolf

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Why do you NOT want a summary that is too short or has too many details?

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Which is a good summary of The Three Little Pigs?

• The Three Little Pigs is about a wolf that tries to blow down the pigs' houses so he can eat them.

• The Three Little Pigs is a tale about pigs that want to move out of their mom's house so they build their own houses.

• The Three Little Pigs is a tale about three pigs who build houses of different materials, and a wolf who tries to blow them down.

• The Three Little Pigs wanted to have their own houses so they made them out of bad material.

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