Summarizing A Fiction Text – Activity and Bookmark

This comprehension teaching resource teaches students how to summarize a fiction text using the following terminology:

• Title – what is the title of the story?
• Somebody – who is the main character?
• Wanted – what did the main character want?
• But – what was the problem?
• So – how did the character solve the problem?
• Then – what was the final resolution to the problem?

This teaching resource includes:

• a dice using the terminology
• graphic organizer using the same terminology
• bookmarks explaining the words.

How to use this teaching resource:

• Have students create a dice using the template included.
• After reading a fiction text, have the students roll the dice and then fill out that particular category on their ‘Summarizing a Fiction Text’ worksheet.
• The bookmark can be laminated and used during any reading session to remind the students how to summarize a story.

Use the drop-down menu to choose between the PDF or Google Slide version of the graphic organizer.