Franklin’s Flow Chart

Your mission
Use Franklin’s flow chart to identify a problem in your
community and propose reasonable solutions. Describe
how the three branches of government will help you
achieve your goal.

Flow Chart
• Identify a problem in your community.
• Identify a goal that would help solve the problem.
• Identify at least three obstacles or constraints.
that stand between you and your goal.
• Propose three possible solutions.

Description
• In 3–5 sentences, describe how each of the
three branches of government will help you
achieve your goal.
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Criteria Points Earned Points Possible

You identify a problem and a goal in the flow 3 points

chart.

You identify at least three obstacles or 3 points

constraints in the flow chart.

You propose three possible solutions in the 3 points

flow chart.

You describe how the three branches of 3 points

government could help achieve the goal.

Total 12 points

Comments:
 Franklin’s Flow Chart

Problem

Goal

Obstacles or Constraints

Possible Solution 1 Problem Solved

or
Select Another
Solution
Possible Solution 2

Possible Solution 3
Description