Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative · The prince wanted to marry a real princess but he could not find a real princess. So, he travels to find a princess. Then, a young lady

The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is used to develop other fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities and test items:

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

The Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is provided. The Narrative Problem/Solution 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.

Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Color-Coded Narrative Problem/Solution Thinking Guide and Summary

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Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative Title of the Selection: The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen

Genre: Fiction – Narrative Problem/Solution Plot


Problem/Solution Thinking Guide

Fiction, Poetry or Drama

Title of the Selection The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen

Genre: Narrative – Problem/Solution Plot

SOMEONE The prince

Main Character

WANTED To marry a real princess

Goal

BUT He could not find a real princess.

Problem

SO He travels to find a real princess.

Solution

THEN A young lady arrives at the castle soaking wet and spends the night, and it is

revealed that she was a real princess.

Outcome


Color-Coded Problem/Solution Thinking Guide

Fiction, Poetry or Drama



The prince wanted to marry a real princess but he could not find a real

princess. So, he travels to find a princess. Then, a young lady shows up

and spends the night. The queen hides a pea in a pile of mattresses and

blankets to see if she was a real princess. She is a real princess.

SOMEONE The prince

Main Character


Goal

BUT He could not find a real princess

Problem

SO He travels to find a real princess

Solution


revealed that she was a real princess.

Outcome


Missing Part Activity

The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen

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


Goal


Problem


Solution

THEN A young lady arrives at the castle soaking wet and spends the night and it is

revealed that she was a real princess. Outcome

SOMEONE The prince

Main Character

WANTED

Goal


Problem


Solution




SOMEONE The prince

Main Character


Goal

BUT

Problem


Solution



SOMEONE The prince

Main Character


Goal


Problem

SO

Solution




SOMEONE The prince

Main Character


Goal


Problem

SO So he travels to find a real princess

Solution

THEN

Outcome

SOMEONE The prince

Main Character


Goal

BUT

Problem

SO

Solution




Matching Activity 1


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

To marry a real princess

The prince

A young lady arrives at the castle soaking wet and spends the night, and it is

revealed that she was a real princess

He could not find a real princess

He travels to find a real princess


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.



The prince

A young lady arrives at the castle soaking wet and spends the night,

and it is revealed that she was a real princess.

He travels to find a real princess

SOMEONE

Main Character

WANTED

Goal

BUT

Problem

SO

Solution

THEN

Outcome

Someone

Main Character

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Wanted Goal


But Problem


So Solution


Then Outcome


The prince






He travels to find a real

princess


A young lady arrives at the castle

soaking wet and spends the night,

and it is revealed that she was a

real princess.




Cloze – 1st Letter Activity



Directions

As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.

SOMEONE The p__________________

Main Character

WANTED To marry a r__________ p__________________

Goal

BUT He could n__________ f______________ a real princess

Problem

SO He t_________________ to find a real princess

Solution

THEN A young l______________ arrives at the c_________________

soaking wet and spends the night and it is r_________________

that she was a real princess Outcome



Cloze – Blank Activity



Directions

As selection is read, fill in the blank.

SOMEONE The __________________

Main Character

WANTED To marry a __________ __________________

Goal

BUT He could __________ ______________ a real princess

Problem

SO He _________________ to find a real princess

Solution

THEN A young ______________ arrives at the _________________

soaking wet and spends the night and it is _________________

that she was a real princess Outcome



Write Summary Elements Activity



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



Vocabulary – Using Context Clues

Note: This vocabulary activity should be used after students have read the selection.

Directions: Display a vocabulary list. Select words that may be difficult to most students in

our class to define. 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 orally give its definition. The words are listed in the order in which

they appear in the article. Discuss the context which supported the meaning of the unfamiliar

word.

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Thinking Guide and Activities - Narrative · The prince wanted to marry a real princess but he could not find a real princess. So, he travels to find a princess. Then, a young lady

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