while the students listen; b teacher does think aloud while the student helps out; c students do think aloud as a large group while teacher and students monitor the
process; d students does think aloud in small groups while teacher and students monitor the process; e individual students does think aloud by writing a
commentary and then sharing his or her results with teacher or with students and f teacher and students do think aloud orally on the overhead projector, in post it
notes, or in a journal. Think Alouds strategy can provide a record of reading and help students discover valuable ways to reflect on how reading applies to the text
and to their own personal lives. Think Alouds strategy helps students learn to monitor their thinking as
they read an assigned passage. Students are directed by a series of questions which they think about and answer aloud while reading. This process reveals how
much they understand a text. The texts should be used that are of immediate interest so that modeling is always done in the context of reading that is
meaningful. As students become more adept at this technique they learn to generate their own questions to guide comprehension.
2.2.3.3 General Concept of Somebody-Wanted-But-So
According to Macon, Bewell Vogt 1991 the Somebody-Wanted-But-So strategy SWBS is used during or after reading. It provides a framework to use
when summarizing the action of a story or historical event by identifying key elements. The strategy also helps students to identify the main ideas, recognize
cause and effect relationships, make generalizations, identify differences between
characters and look at various points of view. It is more often used with narrative text but can also be used with expository text. For example SWBS strategy can be
used to summarize the goalmotivation, conflict, event or barrier of a historic or contemporary character or group of people.
Beers 2003 stated that SWBS, or “Somebody-Wanted-But-So”, is a simple, four columns framework that demonstrates how to summarize a text. As
always, when teaching the strategy, it is important for the teacher to model it. Begin by reading about an historical event.
The Somebody column encourages the learner to figure out the main character or group of people featured in the story or text. The Wanted column
deals with motivations; what the “Somebody” wanted. The But column focuses on the main conflicts. The So column examines resolution and results. Teachers want
to encourage their students to come up with SWBS strategy. In creating such statements, the students are able to use such skills as generalizing, seeing cause
and effect, and identifying main ideas. As students practice using the organizer, they will be able to work in small
groups, pairs, or individually to develop summaries. This strategy is placed in post reading because this strategy direct the student to make their own summarize
related to the given text. The goals are the students can understand the plot of the story such as the characters, conflict and resolution after they read the story and
the students comprehend to create the summary by their own statement.
