Georgia 1.T.T.1.b
The Standard
Identify a simple plot with a problem and solution. (I)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Texts (T) · Techniques
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the main challenge a character faces and the event that resolves it. They connect the two events and retell them in a clear order.
What Mastery Looks Like
- After hearing or reading a short story, students can clearly state what goes wrong and how it gets resolved. They can explain how the ending addresses the character’s challenge.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name any exciting event as the main challenge. They may call the final event the fix even when it does not address what went wrong.
How to Assess It
- Read: “Leo lost his library book. He found it under his bed and returned it.” Ask students to draw and label what went wrong and how it was fixed.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs three picture cards from a familiar tale to order, then have them label the challenge and the fix.
After a read-aloud, ask, “What did the character need to fix, and which event fixed it?”
Play a matching game where students pair character challenge cards with solution cards and explain each match.
Present a classroom scenario, such as a spilled cup, and have students draw a realistic way to solve it.
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Related Standards
- 2.T.T.1.b
Identify the major plot events that occur between a problem and solution. (I)
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- 7.T.T.1.b
Analyze the use of plot structures, conflict, and narrative devices (e.g., flashback, foreshadowing) within a text. (I)
- 5.T.T.1.b
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