Lesson Plan
Graphic Organizer: Problem and Solution Diagram
- Grade:Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8
- Subject:Literary Elements, Literature, Main Idea and Details, Plot, Character and Setting, Story Elements, Summarizing, Reading Response, Literature, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skill:Literary Elements, Plot, Character and Setting, Problem and Solution, Summarizing, Diagrams, Writing
- Duration:1 Class Period
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Download and print Problem & Solution Diagram (PDF FORM).
Source:
Graphic Organizers and Activities for Differentiated Instruction in Reading by Nancy M. Witherell, Mary McMackin
Teaching Tip:
This graphic organizer provides an outline for students to identify the main problem and solution, the main character's goal, and key events in the story.


