Are your students struggling to summarize on their own? If so, have they ever used the SWBST Strategy?

Summarizing is a critical reading comprehension skill and using the SWBST Strategy is a great way to teach students to master it. This bundle combines 4 SWBST Strategy resources to cover all the bases... Modeled, Guided, and Independent Practice!

Here 's what's included...Are your students struggling to summarize on their own? If so, have they ever practiced using the SWBST Strategy?

Product #1 - Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy Passage Practice (3 passages)

Students will use a highlighting system while reading 3 passages to find evidence to support each question of the SWBST strategy. Then, they will record their evidence on the Summarizing Worksheet and use it to write a complete summary with the help of a Paragraph Frame.

Here's what's included...

• 3 different passages that can be used to practice the SWBST Strategy. Each passage can be used to model the strategy or as guided practice. They can also be used as independent practice, a literacy center, small group instruction, or homework. (One text was created to be used with a lower-level reading group.)
• Summarizing SWBST Worksheet #1 - Students will record evidence supporting each step of the SWBST Strategy using a highlighting system for each step of the strategy.
• Summarizing SWBST Worksheet # 2- Students will write a complete summary using a paragraph frame with evidence from the passage.
• Answer Keys for each worksheet – The answer keys should be used as a guide. Answers from students will not match word-for-word but could be similar to what I have provided.
• Center/Independent Work Instructions for Students - Easy and ready to print to utilize any of these worksheets for group work, centers, or independent practice.
• Homework Instructions for Students- Easy and ready to print to utilize the worksheets for homework.

Product # 2 -Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy PowerPoint

This Summarizing SWBST PowerPoint is great to use as a guided lesson to introduce or review the skill of summarizing because it teaches students a specific step-by-step strategy to master the skill. Use this PowerPoint to both introduce and practice the Somebody Wanted But So Then Strategy. Copy the printables that accompany the lesson so students can fully engage in the lesson!

Here's what's included...

• A 24 slide PowerPoint to introduce and practice the SWBST strategy.
• 1 fiction passage (printable version included) to practice the strategy included throughout the PowerPoint
• Opportunities to practice each question of the strategy - After each question (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then) of the SWBST strategy, the focus will be on finding the evidence to answer each question by re-reading and highlighting evidence with the corresponding colors in the PowerPoint. (Highlighter colors are pink, blue, orange, yellow, green if you want to provide them ahead of time to students) Answer keys provided for highlighting.
• Opportunities to practice writing a complete summary - Once the evidence is highlighted, it will be added to the SWBST chart. (Printable version provided) Finally, students are guided to put all the evidence they have highlighted together in a paragraph frame (printable version provided) to write a summary. Answer Keys are provided for the final summary.

Product # 3 - Summarizing Carousel Activity - SWBST Strategy

This collaborative Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy Carousel Activity gets students moving around your class and thinking deeply about summarizing!

The "carousel" strategy allows students to respond to questions at different stations around the room (move around like a carousel) in partners or groups and fosters collaboration.

Here's what's included...

• "Carousel" Instructions for Students
• 5 SWBST Strategy "Carousel" Posters
• 1 Passage to practice SWBST Strategy (Any passage can be used, though)
• 2 Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy Worksheets with Answer Keys- one to record evidence and one to create a complete summary
• Rubric

I love using the "carousel" strategy to get students talking and moving around the room. They enjoy working with partners to complete the work, and get to put all their thoughts together while completing the carousel. At the end, students will create a complete summary and read it together. The great thing is this activity can be done with any passage, but one is included in the resource. This activity would be a great way to wrap up a Summarizing Unit!

Product #4 - FREEBIE Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy Worksheets

These Summarizing using the SWBST Strategy worksheets are great to use to guide students through the SWBST Strategy! Print these out and have them handy to use with any passage. They would be great for independent practice or even homework.

Here's what's included...

• Worksheet 1 includes a 2-column chart graphic organizer where students can record evidence that corresponds with each step of the SWBST strategy, and then a paragraph frame to put it all together.
• Worksheet 2 includes a SWBST paragraph frame with a "challenge yourself" exit ticket.
• Worksheet 3 includes a space to respond to each question of the SWBST strategy and encourages students to highlight evidence to support evidence for each question in a different color.

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