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What does S.W.B.S.T. stand for in the context of summarizing stories?
What does S.W.B.S.T. stand for in the context of summarizing stories?
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'Somebody' refer to?
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'Somebody' refer to?
The main character
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'Wanted' refer to?
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'Wanted' refer to?
What the main character wants.
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'So' refer to?
In S.W.B.S.T., what does 'So' refer to?
The S.W.B.S.T method can only be used in fiction stories.
The S.W.B.S.T method can only be used in fiction stories.
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, who is the 'Somebody'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, who is the 'Somebody'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, what did Tommy 'Want'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, what did Tommy 'Want'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, what was the 'But'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, what was the 'But'?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, 'So' what happened?
In the story about Tommy and the ice cream, 'So' what happened?
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Summarizing
Summarizing
Making a story shorter by retaining only the important details.
S.W.B.S.T.
S.W.B.S.T.
A method for summarizing stories that focuses on key elements.
Somebody (in SWBST)
Somebody (in SWBST)
The main character in the story.
Wanted (in SWBST)
Wanted (in SWBST)
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But (in SWBST)
But (in SWBST)
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So (in SWBST)
So (in SWBST)
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Then (in SWBST)
Then (in SWBST)
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Fiction
Fiction
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SWBST applications
SWBST applications
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Main character
Main character
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Study Notes
- Summarizing involves shortening a story while retaining essential details.
- SWBST (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then) is a common method for summarizing stories.
SWBST Breakdown
- Somebody refers to the main character in the story.
- Wanted describes what the main character desires.
- But identifies who or what opposes the main character.
- So explains how the character resolves the problem.
- Then describes the events that follow the resolution.
Tommy story summary
- A group of people are waiting in line for Ice Cream
- Tommy wanted Ice Cream
- The ice cream ran out and tommy was sad because he really loves ice cream
- The Ice Cream man wanted to help tommy as he saw tommy was sad
- The Ice Cream man saved him some ice cream
- Tommy returned and got ice cream and was very happy
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