Problem and Solution
What is a problem in a story?
A situation that needs to be resolved.
What is a description in a text?
Details that explain or give information about a person, place, or thing.
What does cause and effect mean?
A cause is why something happens, and the effect is what happens as a result.
What does sequence mean in a text?
The order in which events happen.
What does compare and contrast mean?
To look at the similarities and differences between two or more things.
Give an example of a solution to a problem in a book you read.
Accept any reasonable solution that resolves the problem.
List three words that can describe a character.
Answers may include brave, kind, funny, etc.
Give an example of a cause and its effect from a story.
Accept any reasonable example.
List the first three events in the story you read.
Accept any reasonable sequence of events.
Name two characters from different stories and compare them.
Accept any reasonable comparison.
How does recognizing the problem and solution help you understand a text?
It helps identify the main issue and how characters resolve it.
How do descriptions help readers imagine the setting of a story?
They provide visual details that help create mental images.
How can understanding cause and effect improve your comprehension of a text?
It shows the relationship between events.
Why is it important to understand the sequence of events in a story?
It helps follow the plot and understand character development.
How does comparing and contrasting help you understand texts better?
It highlights unique traits and themes.
What does the author want the reader to learn from the problem and solution?
The lesson or moral behind the characters' actions.
Describe the main character in your favorite book.
Accept any reasonable description provided by the student.
Identify a cause and effect in a news article you've read.
Accept any reasonable identification.
Provide a timeline of events from a story you know.
Accept any reasonable timeline.
Give an example of a compare and contrast text structure in a nonfiction article.
Accept any reasonable example.
Analyze a story and explain the problem and solution using evidence from the text.
Accept any well-supported analysis from the student.
Explain how an author's choice of descriptive language affects the mood of a story.
Accept any well-supported explanation.
Analyze a text and discuss a complex cause and effect relationship.
Accept any well-supported analysis.
Explain how the sequence of events affects the outcome of a story.
Accept any well-supported explanation.
Analyze how an author uses compare and contrast to develop themes in a story.
Accept any well-supported analysis.