Read the question twice.Make sure you reword the question and give a hint of the answer. 1. Detail, proof, or specific example. 2. Quotes from the text. 3. Make sure you support your topic sentence. Reword your points in a concise manner.

This response uses some words, but gives very little support or details from the text. The answer may say the same thing different ways three or four times.

Imperative Verbs The imperative form of the verb gives instructions or commands. It is the base form of the verb, like the infinitive. be Don’t be afraid. play Play quietly. talk Talk to me! put Put three eggs in a bowl. The subject of the imperative isn’t stated, but it is understood to be "you".

Now let’s use imperative verbs to help us compose better extended responses.

Write a summary of “Stray.” Identify the rising events, the climax, and the resolution in chronological order.

Rising Events Climax Resolution

Topic sentence: This is a summary of “Stray.” First: Rising Events Second: Rising Events Next: Climax Finally: Resolution

The setting of the story “Stray” is important to the plot. Describe the setting, then explain why it is important to the plot. Read the question twice. Find the imperative verbs. Circle them.

The setting of the story “Stray” is important to the plot. Describe the setting, then explain why it is important to the plot. Read the question twice. Find the imperative verbs. Circle them.

Describe means to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.

Topic sentence: The setting of the story “Stray” is important to the plot. Sentence One: Describe the setting, then Sentence Two: Explain why it is important to the plot.

Read the question twice. Find the imperative verbs. Circle them. We discover much about the characters in a story by using inferences. Choose one character in “Stray,” Doris, Mrs. Lacey, or Mr. Lacey, and describe his/her personality. Support your answer with text, quotes, or examples from the story.

Read the question twice. Find the imperative verbs. Circle them. We discover much about the characters in a story by using inferences. Choose one character in “Stray,” Doris, Mrs. Lacey, or Mr. Lacey, and describe his/her personality. Support your answer with text, quotes, or examples from the story.

When talking about objects, Support means. to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for. 2. to sustain \or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for.

To support your opinion means to prove what you are stating is valid by using specific examples and details from the text.

Topic sentence: I chose _____ to describe his/her personality. Inference: support Conclusion

Honestly, it doesn’t necessarily need to be your personal opinion. You just need to be able to prove it from the text.

Just take the skills and use them.