PROBLEM-SOLUTION

PROBLEM-SOLUTION

Authors sometimes organize their writing by

problem and solution. The author will present a
problem that needs to be solved.

A problem can
be between
Identifying the
individuals or
A problem might problem and
groups, or it
even occur with solution will help
might be with
just one person. you understand
something that is
the text better.
going on in the
world.
 Let’s read the passage in the next slide to help us
understand the problem and solution text structure.

1.. 2.. 3..

READ!
In the early 1800s, the United States needed room to grow. The problem
was most people lived in the East. The cities were crowded. New land
was expensive. Young families couldn’t afford to buy farms.

Then, as a solution, the United States government purchased land from

France. The government also acquired land from Mexico. Soon the
country stretched all the way to the Pacific Ocean. People looked to the
setting sun with outstretched arms and said, “Go west!”

Settlers rode in wagons or on horses. They followed long, dusty trails

across hot plains for thousands of miles. There was no shelter. People
slept in tents on the ground. They had to watch out for wild animals like
wolves and snakes. The trip west could take months.

Then a railroad was built that stretched from the East Coast almost to
the West Coast. The railroad made travel faster. More people poured
into the new lands. The settlers quickly built small towns where the
farming, fishing, and mining were good.
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was most people lived in the East. The cities were crowded. New land
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was expensive. Young families couldn’t afford to buy farms.
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Then, as a solution, the United States government purchased land from
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 It seems like there has been a surge in teen
pregnancies these days. Teen pregnancies make it
very difficult for young mothers to pursue their
dreams and meet the demands of an infant.
Fortunately, most teen pregnancies can be easily
prevented by using birth control; however, even
birth control is not 100% effective. The most effective
way to prevent teen pregnancies is abstinence,
which is 100% effective.
 It seems like there has been a surge in teen
pregnancies these days. Teen pregnancies make it
very difficult for young mothers to pursue their
dreams and meet the demands of an infant.
Fortunately, most teen pregnancies can be easily
prevented by using birth control; however, even
birth control is not 100% effective. The most effective
way to prevent teen pregnancies is abstinence,
which is 100% effective.