Step #4: Write the Response Remember that if you have selected your information well and placed it in your notes this step becomes simple. Time to Write: 1.First sentence states the Big Idea(s) while restating the question. 2.Place the supporting details into one or more sentences. 3.Use transitional words to help one detail support the next.transitional Note: the answer should not be multiple paragraphs. Click to go Home Click to go to the Next StepClick to Learn More Big Idea Detail #1 Transition word + Detail #2 (Transition word) + Detail #3 Generally, 3 details are the minimum.

Watch This… Remember… 1. 1.First sentence states the Big Idea(s) Place the supporting details into one or more sentences Use transitional words to help one detail support the next.transitional Though in the winter, “days are short,” this poem describes many fun, exciting activities. The day begins by the speaker running to meet his friends where they have a snowball fight. But once they became tired of that, they turn to sledding and after lunch to skating. They also build two snowmen during the course of this “short” day. Though the title describes a short day, the poem demonstrates that short days, can produce long memories. Click to go Home Click to go to the Next Step

Or Even… (Even this can improve a score.) Big IdeaDetails/Evidence Identify four (4) different things that poet says in this poem and provide an example of each. “Days are short” describes a day that is full of action and fun activities. 1.Snowball fight—he ran to meet friends. 2.Raced sleds and took many tumbles. 3.Made 2 snowmen—lunch was served. 4.Skating—mom shows up with cake. When Then They After They are and Click to go Home Click to go to the Next Step