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The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities: � Missing Summary-Part Activity � Matching Activity 1 � Matching Activity 2 � Matching Activity 3 � Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity � Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity � Write Summary Elements Activity � Vocabulary – Using Context Clues
Title of the Selection: The Fly
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A Problem/Solution Thinking Guide with selection summary is provided. The Thinking Guide identifies the story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot: main character, goal, problem, solution and outcome. It helps teach the GLOBAL meaning of the text. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary. � The Fly Problem/Solution Thinking Guide � Color-Coded Problem/Solution and Summary
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Genre – Drama Problem/Solution Plot
Thinking Guide and Activities
STAAR Grade 7 Reading Released Test Selection
2013
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Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama
Title of the Selection The Fly Source: STAAR Grade 7 Release April 2013 Genre: Drama – Problem/Solution Plot
SOMEONE A boy
Main Character
WANTED To protect his parents from the banker
Goal
BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise.
Solution
THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it.
Outcome
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Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Fiction, Poetry or Drama
Title of the Selection The Fly Source: STAAR Grade 6 Release April 2013 Genre: Drama – Problem/Solution Plot
A boy wanted to protect his parents from the banker, but the banker convinced the boy to
tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise. So, with the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. Then, the mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it.
SOMEONE A boy
Main Character
WANTED To protect his parents from the banker
Goal
BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise.
Solution
THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it.
Outcome
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Missing Part Activity The Fly
Directions Choose one of the following Thinking Guides, and instruct students to write the missing summary element as they read the selection.
SOMEONE Main Character WANTED To protect his parents from the banker Goal BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by
promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. Solution THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. Outcome
SOMEONE A boy Main Character WANTED Goal BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by
promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. Solution THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. Outcome
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SOMEONE A boy Main Character WANTED To protect his parents from the banker Goal BUT Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. Solution THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. Outcome
SOMEONE A boy Main Character WANTED To protect his parents from the banker Goal BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by
promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO Solution THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. Outcome
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SOMEONE A boy Main Character WANTED To protect his parents from the banker Goal BUT The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by
promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. Solution THEN Outcome
SOMEONE A boy Main Character WANTED To protect his parents from the banker Goal BUT Problem
SO Solution THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. Outcome
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Matching Activity 1 The fFly
Directions Identify the summary part by writing the first letter of the summary element in the blank.
MC for Main Character
G for Goal
P for Problem
S for Solution
O for Outcome
With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise. The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise. A boy The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it. To protect his parents from the banker
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Matching Activity 2 Directions Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Problem/Solution Thinking Guide.
Matching Activity 3 (Next page)
Directions Cut apart and match parts of the summary to summary elements.
With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise.
The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
A boy
The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it.
To protect his parents from the banker
SOMEONE Main Character
WANTED Goal
BUT Problem
SO Solution
THEN Outcome
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Someone Main Character
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Wanted Goal
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But Problem
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So Solution
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Then Outcome
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A boy
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To protect his parents from the banker
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The banker convinced the boy to tell him where his parents were by promising to cease the collection of the debt, and a fly was witness to the promise.
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With the fly as a witness, the mandarin made the banker keep his promise.
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The mandarin announced that if you make a promise you should keep it.
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Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze – 1st Letter Activity
Title of the Selection The Fly
Directions As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.
SOMEONE A b____________
Main Character
WANTED To protect his p__________ from the b___________________
Goal
BUT The b____________ convinced the boy to tell him where his p___________ were by promising to cease the collection of the d______, and a f_______ was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a w_________________, the m__________ made the banker keep his p__________________.
Solution
THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a p________________ you should k_________ i______.
Outcome
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Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze – Blank Activity
Title of the Selection The Fly
Directions As selection is read, fill in the blank.
SOMEONE A ____________
Main Character
WANTED To protect his __________ from the __________________
Goal
BUT The ____________ convinced the boy to tell him where his ___________ were by promising to cease the collection of the ______, and a _______ was witness to the promise.
Problem
SO With the fly as a _________________, the __________ made the banker keep his __________________. Solution
THEN The mandarin announced that if you make a ________________ you should _________ ______. Outcome
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Write Summary Elements Activity
Title of the Selection The Fly
Directions Students take notes that include main character, goal, problem, solution, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity.
SOMEONE
Main Character
WANTED
Goal
BUT
Problem
SO
Solution
THEN
Outcome
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The Fly Vocabulary – Using Context Clues
Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the selection.
Directions Display the following vocabulary list. Ask the students to define the words they recognize. Then reread the selection as the students listen for these words. After hearing one of the listed words in context, ask students to give its definition. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the selection.
1. peasant 2. revealing 3. humble 4. shreds 5. cease 6. mandarin 7. moral