Name:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Beginning-Middle-End (B-M-E) and Somebody-Wanted-But-So Organizer for ____________________________________________________

Directions: Based on your reading of the text, do the following:

1.) Complete the sentence starter given for each section (i.e., Beginning, Middle, or End) using 2-3 bullet points using the pages indicated under
each heading;
2.) Based on your overall reading of the text and your notes in your Beginning-Middle-End chart, complete the Somebody-Wanted-But-So chart
for the entire reading on the back of the handout.

Beginning Middle End

At the beginning of the text (pp. )… In the middle of the text (pp. )… At the end of the text (pp. )…
(summarize key events in 2-3 bullet points): (summarize key events in 2-3 bullet points): (summarize key events in 2-3 bullet points):

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Somebody-Wanted-But-So Chart for ___________________________________________________________

Somebody

(Decide who is the key

person/persons in the story.)

Wanted

(What did this person want to

have/do/etc.?)

But

(What happened? This should

reflect the story’s conflict.)

So

(How did the conflict work

out/not work out? What was its
resolution, good or bad?)

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