HOW TO WRITE CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE ANSWERS… What benefits are there to a strategy?

Review: What strategy did we use to write summaries? SWBST + theme What strategy will we use to write constructed responses? R.A.C.E.

What are constructed response questions? Questions that require analysis Short answer questions on assessments Classroom blog posts In every-day life, you will use these skills when interviewing, having conversations…

How can you recognize a constructed response question? Look for words like: EXPLAIN ANALYZE COMPARE CONTRAST DISCUSS EVALUATE

1. Restate the question. 2. Answer all of the question. 3 1. Restate the question. 2. Answer all of the question. 3. Cite specific textual evidence. 4. Explain how the evidence connects.

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Check out the following slides to learn how. So how do you apply R.A.C.E.? Check out the following slides to learn how.

1. Start with Restate

Improve the restated text to this question below: Explain how Richard Connell characterized General Zaroff in the The Most Dangerous Game. Restate Answer Cite Explain General Zaroff was characterized as…

2. Answer the question In The Most Dangerous Game, General Zaroff is bad. Edit this answer to be more thorough. In The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell characterizes General Zaroff as cruel and insane.

STEP 3: Cite Evidence Must be specific and accurate Choose the best examples Use facts, quotes, details, and other textual evidence

Citing Evidence Practice Cite examples of Zaroff’s cruelty and madness. Then, rank them least to most compelling.

STEP 4: Explain Explain how your evidence supports your answer. Be a lawyer and prove your point Explain how your evidence supports your answer. Use these phrases or transitions: Clearly, This quote/fact/detail reveals… This explores/shows/demonstrates…

Improve this Explanation: Zaroff’s head collection means that he is bad.

Where might you find a constructed response question?

HERE’S ONE FINAL QUESTION: Question: What is Buck like in The Call of the Wild? Describe his appearance and personality. Complete this on a sheet of paper and turn it in to me personally.