ECR Scoring
What will give you 1 extra point in scoring if it is really excellent?
Grammar
It contains dialogue, stage directions, props, and a script.
Drama
If you have read a text and you have no idea about its meaning, what should you do?
Annotate it.
What does the R of RACE stand for?
Restate topic
In your introduction and conclusion, how many sentences should you have?
2 sentences
What must you do to the prompt to be able to be scored?
Answer all parts of the prompt.
It contains lines, stanzas, sometimes rhyme, rhythm, and has no set rules.
Poetry
Before you start reading, what should you do to gain knowledge about the text?
Preview text.
What does the A of RACE stand for?
Answer all parts.
What is the 1st sentence of your essay that gets people interested?
Hook
What is needed to support your answers in the essay?
Text evidence
It is a true story about a person or event.
Literary Nonfiction
If you understand the text but want to go deeper to remember it, what can you do?
Summarize the text.
What does the C of RACE stand for?
Cite evidence
What is the point of the last sentence of your essay?
Make it powerful.
What needs to be done after you have answered and provided evidence?
Explain more fully.
It can provide knowledge on a topic or instruct you on how to do something.
Informational
After reading the questions, what should you NOT do?
Look at the answers.
What does the E of RACE stand for?
Explain your answer.
What is 1 type of hook discussed in class?
question, fact, story, quotation, simile/metaphor, strong statement, description
What do you need to add to show organization?
Introduction and Conclusion
It supports a claim based on evidence and facts.
Argumentative
After reading the questions, what should you do before looking at the choices?
Create your own answer.
What should all SCRs have in them?
good grammar
What is 1 type of closing sentence discussed in class?
Look to the future, go to the heart, end with a zinger