1. 8/21 Warm up, Write these down
Cite: quote as evidence for an argument or statement. Or, to show what book, magazine, article, story a quote comes from.
Quote: Anything from a piece of writing that is not yours. It is not just dialogue.
Inference: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. An educated guess.

2. What is a Constructed Response?
❖A constructed response is a general term for items that require the student to generate a response as opposed to selected a response. ❖Constructed response items
require more elaborate answers and explanations of reasoning.

3. Strategy for Answering Constructed Response Questions: RACE
R:Reword/restate the question
A: Provide an Answer
C: Cite evidence from the text
E: Explain how the evidence supports your answer

4. Constructed Response Transition Words The baton for the relay RACE
❖Because ❖When I read, ❖In paragraph ___, ❖I noticed ❖Based on what I read, ❖The author states, ❖For example, ❖In the article, ❖The writer explains, ❖An example is ❖This proves ❖According to the passage,

5. Question? Write this down.
How did Little Red Riding Hood know the character in the bed was not her grandmother?
1. Circle the verbs in the prompt.
2. Cross out the words in the prompt that we don’t want to use to restate the question:
3. Insert a transition word.

6. Reword or Restate the question to form a topic sentence
Aug 17, 2018, 6:38 AM (4 days ago) R:
Reword or Restate the question to form a topic sentence
Insert a transition word.
Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because _______________.

7. A: Answer all parts of the question
• Include a general statement or inference
• Read your claim over to be sure it is clear
Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because she saw that the person in bed had very strange features.

8. C: Cite 2-3 examples from the text
Use another transition word or phrase.
Use specific evidence from text, not prior knowledge
Use quotation marks.
Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because she saw that the person in bed had very strange features. For example, Little Red Riding Hood told the character in bed, “What big eyes you have,” and “What big ears you have,” and “What big teeth you have.”

9. E: Explain how your evidence supports your answer
• Conclude • Refer to the question again• Refer to the example
• Why is this important?• Restate in your own voice
Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because she saw that the person in bed had very strange features. For example, Little Red Riding Hood told the character in bed, “What big eyes you have,” and “What big ears you have,” and “What big teeth you have.” Clearly, Little Red Riding Hood knew that this wasn’t her grandmother. Everything this creature had was too “big.” In fact, these features were as big as a wolf’s. When Little Red Riding hood figured that out, that’s when the wolf jumped out of bed and tried to eat her.

10. R.A.C.E. with Transitions
Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because she saw that the person in bed had very strange features. For example, Little Red Riding Hood told the character in bed, “What big eyes you have,” and “What big ears you have,” and “What big teeth you have.” Clearly, Little Red Riding Hood knew that this wasn’t her grandmother. Everything this creature had was too “big.” In fact, these features were as big as a wolf’s. When Little Red Riding hood figured that out, that’s when the wolf jumped out of bed and tried to eat her.

11. Strategy for Answering Constructed Response Questions: RACE
R:Reword/restate the question
A: Provide an Answer
C: Cite evidence from the text
E: Explain how the evidence supports your answer

12. Try this on your own. Write down the question below.
What did the woodsman do when he heard Little Red Riding Hood’s screams?

13. Reword or Restate the question to form a topic sentence
1. Circle the verbs in the prompt.
2. Cross out the words in the prompt that we don’t want to use to restate the question:
3. Insert a transition word.

14. A: Answer all parts of the question
• Include a general statement or inference
• Read your claim over to be sure it is clear

15. C: Cite 2-3 examples from the text
Use another transition word or phrase.
Use specific evidence from text, not prior knowledge
Use quotation marks.

16. E: Explain how your evidence supports your answer
• Conclude • Refer to the question again• Refer to the example
• Why is this important?• Restate in your own voice

17. What are some answers?
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