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Literary Analysis: Analyze Text Structure: Problem and Solution
Academic Vocabulary

  • • organize (or-gu-nīz) verb To organize means to arrange things in a certain order.

How Are News Features Organized? Some news features are organized around a problem and a solution. A headline in a news feature often helps readers see what the problem and solution are.

Practice Together

Identify Problem and Solution As you read the passage, use the headline to help you organize the information in the news article. Identify the problem and solution.

Student Works to End Bullying

Matt Cavedon has been busy with a big job over the last few years—making the world a better place. Most recently, that has meant doing his part to stop bullying.… He decided to take action and do something positive for people because he wanted everyone to be respected.

Make a Problem-and-Solution Chart Reread the news feature about Matt Cavedon. Work with your class to complete the chart. Then discuss how the headline helps organize the information.

Problem-and-Solution Chart

Problem-and-Solution Chart

Try It!

Identify Problem and Solution Articles Use the Internet to research more articles. Organize the information you find in a new Problem-and-Solution Chart.

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  • a blue dot Find out about others who are working to solve the problem of bullying.

Present the Problem-and-Solution Chart Use your chart to tell about other individuals or organizations that try to solve the problem of bullying. Discuss any headlines you found that helped you organize the information.