SUMMARY WRITING:

It’s not a sequential retelling of a story!

(background/exposition) S–W–B–S (then…)

... Somebody – Wants – But – So ...

(background/exposition) – What was happening before the story began? What is

the setting of the story? The first sentence must contain the title and author.

Somebody – Who are the main characters?

Wants – What does the character want?
But – What is the problem?
So – How does the character try to solve the problem?
Then – What is the resolution to the problem?

**each part should be about two sentences**

Ex: From The Monkey’s Paw

In the short story The Monkey’s Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. White
and their adult son Herbert, are inside enjoying a cozy evening around the fire
at their home in England. Soon, Sergeant-Major Morris arrives after having
been in the Army in India for the past 21 years, and he shows them a monkey's
paw that has the power to grant three wishes. Mr. White wants the paw, even
though he’s been warned that it is cursed. After Morris leaves, Mr. White,
following Herbert's suggestion, wishes for 200 pounds. But, in wishing, the
White’s find out that the curse is real when a fancily dressed man pays the
Whites a visit. He is from Maw and Meggins, the company Herbert works for.
The man tells the Whites that Herbert has been killed in a machinery accident,
and he wants to give them 200 pounds to ease their suffering. So, in their
suffering, the White’s wish Herbert alive again. Then, before the story ends, Mr.
White wishes him dead again before Mrs. White has the chance to see her long-
dead son returned. Finally, she hears banging on the door, and she opens it, but
no one is there.
 SUMMARY WRITING:
It’s not a sequential retelling of a story!

(background/exposition) S–W–B–S (then…)

(background/exposition) –

Somebody –

Wants –

But –

So –

Then –

**each part should be about __________ sentences**