Problem Solution Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities

Have you ever read through your students' problem and solution essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process.

✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.

✅  WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND

General Teaching

• Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words
• Question Stems by Grade Level

Hook Activity

6 Video Lessons with Organizers and Activities

1. What is Problems and Solutions? (Students map 12 short passages onto organizers.)
2. Selecting a Topic for Your Essay
3. Writing a Thesis Statement
4. The Introductory Paragraph
5. Essay Organization
6. Transitions

Types of Writing Prompts

Prompt #1 – Picture Writing Prompts

Prompt #2 – Simon’s Cat

Prompt #3 – Writing Prompts and Decorative Paper

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⭐ This is a great product! A variety of activities to meet the needs of all students. - Marci

⭐ WOW! This is so awesome! So many great ways to practice finding the problem and solution! - Hilary

⭐ Including lots of different activities for the same topic is great because I have students that I loop with year to year and it's important to me that, though we study the same skills, they get fresh material each year to use with their advancing reading level. - Marie

✅ This unit is part of a series. Check out all 4 parts. Save money by purchasing these parts as a bundle Text Structures Bundled Set.

• Sequencing
• Cause and Effect
• Problem and Solution
• Compare and Contrast