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Book Title:
Pages you read: from p. ________ to p. ______
Write a summary of the part of the book you read. Use four sentences.
Somebody: Who was the main character?
Wanted: What did the character want?
But: What was the problem?
So: How did a character try to solve the problem?
Then: How was the story resolved?
Word Bank
when
as soon as
once
finally
at the same time
whenever
while
afterward
meanwhile
last but not least
above all for that reason
however
for example
unless
unfortunately
but
if
even though
similarly
also
in addition
Soren Bergeson
Read and summarize using “Somebody Wanted But So Then”
Grades:
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
3rd Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts,
Multilingual Learners
Standards:
Student Instructions
You should be reading an English book for 30 minutes every day. Please write a four-sentence summary about the part of the book you read today. Use the Somebody Wanted But So Then prompts to help you find the most important plot and character elements in the section. Do not forget to punctuate and capitalize!
Remember, you should be writing four sentences about what you read
If you can, take a picture of the book you have been reading and add it to the activity!