SUPPORT AND GUIDANDE FOR WRITING ON ISAT Developed by Jeanette Gordon Portions developed in collaboration with Gina Morgan

Oral Preparation for Extended Response Use numbered-heads-together to ask questions with multipart answers. –How do plants make their own food? –How do the features and behaviors of sharks help them meet their needs? –What are major causes of the Civil War? –What is an important character trait of _____ in the story ____. Support your answer with evidence from the story. Select the Cooperative Learning page on the wiki site esl-methods.wikispaces.com for numbered-heads- together information

Prompt Words Visible in the Pictures Your Own Ideas Visible in the Pictures Your Own Ideas Visible in the Pictures Your Own Ideas Prompt Words

Model Extended Response process with pictures.

Source: Writing through pictures, J.B. Heaton, pp

What does the artist want the viewer to learn from Simone’s actions in the picture story? Use information from the pictures and your own observations and conclusions to support your answer. Underline the 3 most important words in the question. Write a sentence that includes those 3 words in the answer. Example: The artist wants the viewer to learn to stay calm and think in emergencies.

Responding to Pictures Key Ideas from PicturesInferences You Draw 1. The artist shows us that Simone remains calm when robbers invade their home. 1. I believe she is brave because most kids would panic and go to their parents. 2. The character writes a note when the robbers aren’t looking. 2. This demonstrates her intelligence. One can infer that she realizes the robbers are watching her parents and don’t expect her to do anything. 3.An important detail is that she drops the note from the window when people are walking by. 3. It is my opinion that she dropped the note then because she knew that would be the best chance for a rescue. She was right. They called the police.

Bottom “bun” Restate the answer to the question in a different way. From this story I learned, if we don’t panic, we may be able to make a difference during life’s greatest challenges.

Prompt Words Words from Story Your Own Ideas Words from Story Your Own Ideas Words from Story Your Own Ideas Prompt Words

SAMPLE SENTENCE PROMPTS TextYour Ideas The author says… According to the story… The author feels… A detail from the text is… In the story… I read that… The character says… I believe that… I agree / disagree… In my opinion … This demonstrates that … __ is an example of... Because___ one can infer that ….

Personal Connections From my experience… My feelings are… When I did this… It’s like when… This character reminds me of… I have seen evidence of ….in my own life. I can identify with ….because … A similar ….happened to me when … Unlike... I …. …is meaningful to me because…. See explanatory notes for this slide, not visible in Slide Show view.

Responding to Literature Key Ideas from TextInferences You Draw

Personal ConnectionsWritten Response Responding to Literature: Part II Note: it takes more skill to artfully make a personal connection and return to the focus. Deviations from the main point may be very appropriate in some cultures, so there may be cultural variables that make this even more difficult to teach.

Prompt Words: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 1. Words from Story: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 1. Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

2. Words from Story: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2.Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Prompt Words: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 3. Words from Story: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 3. Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

The Bundle of Sticks

An old man called his sons together. He handed a bundle of sticks to his oldest son and said, “Break it, please.” The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the bundle of sticks. The second son grabbed the bundle from his brother, shoved him aside and said, “Watch me.” However, he could not break the bundle either.

The youngest son laughed loudly at his brothers and said, “Give the bundle to me, you weaklings.” He also tried with all his strength, but he could not break the bundle either. The father said quietly, “Untie the bundle and each of you take a stick.” When they had done so, the father said, “Now, break the sticks.” Each stick was easily broken. “I hope you have learned,” said their father, “unity gives strength.”

Prompt Question Why did the father feel the need to teach the lesson about unity to his sons? Use information from the text and what you know to support your answer. Students’ activity: Read and underline the 3 most important words. Think-pair-share your answers.

Prompt Words: The father knew that he needed to teach his sons unity for them to be strong. Now you need to identify 3 important ideas to support your first sentence. Draw your own inferences for each idea.

Responding to Literature Key Ideas from TextInferences You Draw

Responding to Literature (Class could generate an example) Key Ideas from TextInferences You Draw Grabbed, shoved, laughed loudly Shows competition Weakling Name calling – lack of respect Father was an old man. He would not be around to help them and protect them forever.

Personal ConnectionsWritten Response Examine the following extended response example. It does not contain personal connections. The second example has a personal connection, “This reminds me of my brothers – we always try to outdo each other.” Responding to Literature: Part II

Prompt Words: The father knew that he needed to teach his sons unity for them to be strong. 1.Words from Story: The author of the story uses words like grabbed, shoved, laughed loudly to show that these sons were in competition. 1.Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. They did not think of helping one another; they only thought about out-doing each other.

2. Words from Story: One of the sons even calls his brothers weaklings. 2.Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. I think this shows that he does not respect his brothers. Without respect they will never work together.

Prompt Words: The father used the sticks to teach them the power of unity. 3. Words from Story: The story refers to the father as an old man. 3. Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. I think that means that he knows he will not be around much longer to protect his sons. If they are going to succeed, they are going to need each other and need to help each other.

Copy the parts of Example 2 in the correct spaces. This story shows an old man trying to teach his sons how to work in unity. Because the man is old he knows that he needs to teach this to his sons before he dies. He knows that his sons don’t get along. The story shows them doing things like grabbing, shoving, and laughing loudly at each other. They even call each other names like weakling. When the father sees this he knows his sons don’t get along but he wants them to. This reminds me of me and my brother. If he scores 10 points in a game, I try really hard to score more than him. Sometimes that means that we don’t play as a team. We have lost games because my brother and I don’t get along so good. The father knows unity is a big thing. CHALLENGE: If time, correct the errors.

Prompt Words:_______________________________________________ 1.Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 1.Words from Story _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

2. Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 2. Words from Story _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

Prompt Words:_______________________________________________ 3. Your own ideas: Inferences You Draw and/or Personal Connection. _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 3. Words from Story _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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