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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 Click here to print the selection http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/testquestions/ Click here for more resources from Fisher Reyna Education www.fisherreyna.com 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 © Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y Solutions for Success y Reading Genre Drama Problem/Solution Plot Thinking Guide and Activities STAAR Grade 7 Reading Released Test Selection 2013

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Page 1: Genre Drama - Amazon Web Services · Genre – Drama Problem/Solution Plot Thinking Guide and Activities STAAR Grade 7 Reading Released Test Selection ... With the fly as a witness,

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

Click here to print the selection http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/testquestions/

Click here for more resources from Fisher Reyna Education www.fisherreyna.com

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

© Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y�Solutions for Success �y�Reading

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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© Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y Solutions for Success y Reading

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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© Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y Solutions for Success y Reading

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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© Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y Solutions for Success y Reading

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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© Fisher Reyna Education 2013 y Solutions for Success y Reading

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