1. Problem/Solution
A text structure

2. Definition Signal Words problem described and solution offered
one reason for that
a solution
a problem

3. Graphic Organizer Two column table labeled problem and solution
Does the article have more than one problem/solution? Then just add rows!
Problem
Solution

4. Cause/Effect OR Problem/Solution? You decide…
When he could no longer get along with his parents, he moved to his own apartment.
The hurricane knocked out power lines so people resorted to using candles.
Riots erupted in many cities after the news of Martin Luther King’s death.

5. EXIT SLIP (complete on a ½ sheet of paper)
Which text structure has a main idea and supporting details for that main idea?
Choose which structure the example illustrates.
I got a flat tire on the way to work, so I called AAA and they changed my flat.
Cause and Effect or Problem/Solution?