1. Writing a Fiction Summary

2. Essential Questions What makes a good summary?
How do you determine importance of key elements in text to produce a summary?

3. Somebody…Wanted… But…So…Then
How to write a summary for a fiction story

4. Glue notes page in journal and we will discuss!

5. SWBST Somebody – main characters Wanted – main ideas
But – problem/conflict
So – the characters tried to…
Then – how the problem was solved

6. The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One pig built a house of straw while the second pig built his house with sticks. They built their houses very quickly and then sang and danced all day because they were lazy. The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks.
A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced and played and thought, “What juicy tender meals they will make!” He chased the two pigs and they ran and hid in their houses. The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in minutes. The frightened little pig ran to the second pig’s house that was made of sticks. The big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in hardly any time. Now, the two little pigs were terrified and ran to the third pig’s house that was made of bricks.
The big bad wolf tried to huff and puff and blow the house down, but he could not. He kept trying for hours but the house was very strong and the little pigs were safe inside. He tried to enter through the chimney but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it below the chimney. The wolf fell into it and died.

7. Summary of "Three Little Pigs"
Somebody
Wanted
But So
Then
Wolf
To eat the pigs
The pigs were in their houses made of straw, sticks, and bricks
Wolf huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow down the pigs’ houses
Wolf climbed down the chimney of the brick house and fell into a boiling pot

8. Then you put it all together!
A wolf wanted to eat the three little pigs, but the pigs were inside their houses made of straw, sticks, and bricks. So, the wolf huffed and puffed, but couldn’t blow their houses down. Then, the wolf went down the chimney of the brick house and fell into a boiling pot!

9. Now you try!
In partners, read “The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.
Work together to each fill out your “Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then” summary plan.
Put your plan together into complete sentences to make your summary of the story.
As a table group, decide who is going to share their summary with the class because it’s super awesome! 