Open-Ended Questions How do I study for these?

General Tips It is important to study what you will be writing about, but it is also important to review the proper way to answer an open-ended question. Each teacher will have his/her specific instructions, but here are some important things to include: It is important to study what you will be writing about, but it is also important to review the proper way to answer an open-ended question. Each teacher will have his/her specific instructions, but here are some important things to include: Hook Hook Restate the question (s) Restate the question (s) Answer all parts of the question Answer all parts of the question Use support from the text Use support from the text Personal connection Personal connection Strong closing Strong closing

Review the main topics that were discussed in class. Teachers often give important hints or clues to test questions during class. Teachers often give important hints or clues to test questions during class. Pay close attention when teachers are reviewing for a test. Pay close attention when teachers are reviewing for a test. When you are at home studying, write down what main topics you think you will be tested on. When you are at home studying, write down what main topics you think you will be tested on. Go to the next slide to see an example using the story The Three Little Pigs. Go to the next slide to see an example using the story The Three Little Pigs.

Review the main topics that were discussed in class. Characters Moral of the Story

Write down details about each topic. After you have decided which topics to study, the next step is to list details about each topic. After you have decided which topics to study, the next step is to list details about each topic. On the next slide, the example using The Three Pigs is continued. On the next slide, the example using The Three Pigs is continued. It lists the details for the two main topics. It lists the details for the two main topics.

Write down details about each topic. Characters First Pig Second Pig Third Pig Wolf Moral of the Story Hard work pays off.

Write down specific examples from the text. Every open-ended response must include support from the text. Every open-ended response must include support from the text. One way to be sure that you have included support is to write In the story….or according to the text. One way to be sure that you have included support is to write In the story….or according to the text. Continue to the next slide for an example. Continue to the next slide for an example.

Write down specific examples from the text. First Pig Lazy Made a house of straw Second Pig Lazy Made a house of sticks Third Pig Hard working Made a house of bricks The wolf could not get him Wolf Mean Tried to eat the pigs Did not succeed Hard Work Pays Off The pig who tried the hardest and took his time built the only house the wolf could not get into.

Let’s look at a sample question and answer. Question: Which one of the characters would you want to be friends with and why? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text. Question: Which one of the characters would you want to be friends with and why? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text. Helpful tip Helpful tip

If you are given the question ahead of time, practice answering it by writing it out. If I could be friends with one character from The Three Little Pigs, it would be Pig number 3. This pig has many qualities I look for in a friend. One of those qualities is hard working. According to the story, this pig made his home out of bricks. The other pigs were not hardworking, and their homes were destroyed by the wolf, but the third pig’s home was left intact because of his hard work. Another trait that the third pig has that I look for in a friend is that he is humble. He does not gloat to the other pigs that his house was strong and theirs was not. I would not want a friend who would brag if she did better on a test than I did. These qualities are why I would choose the third pig for a friend.