Extended Constructed Response
True or False - Your ECR will be graded mostly on length.
False!
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
I am feel a little bit nervous about the test.
Change feel to feeling.
Name one fiction book we've read as a class so far this year.
Edward Tulane, Tiger Rising, The Thief of Always, I remember the Alamo
Name one nonfiction book we have read as a class so far this year.
Everything Weather, I Survived 5 Epic Disasters
A character's lines in a drama show what the character _______. This is called _______.
It shows what the character says. This is called dialogue.
Name one thing you must include in an ECR.
Text Evidence! (Other answers accepted)
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
Do you think I will pass the test.
Change the . to a ?
What does fiction mean?
A story that is not true and did not actually happen. It has characters that are made up.
What does nonfiction mean?
Something true that teaches me something.
Words that are in brackets in a drama are called ______. These show what the character ____.
Stage directions. They show what the character does, not what the character says.
What should your answer to an ECR look like?
It should look like an essay. It should have paragraphs with a thesis statement, reasons, and examples from the text.
What change needs to be made to this sentence?
After the test I am going to celebrate by eating ice cream going to the park, and playing with my friends.
Insert a comma after ice cream.
Tell me a character trait with text evidence of one of the characters from a book we've read as a class this year.
Name two types of nonfiction.
Informational, Narrative, Persuasive
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Give an example of each.
Both compare a person with something that is not a person. A simile uses like or as, a metaphor does not. For example: I am as fast as a cheetah. I am a cheetah.
How do you know the question is an ECR question and not just a short answer question?
ECR questions will have a long prompt. It will have bullet points of things you need to include. It might say the word essay or correspondence or explain. A short answer question will just be a question about the text with a text box for your answer.
What is the predicate of this sentence?
Charlotte is testing today.
Testing
Tell me the motivation of a character from a book we've read this year. Include text evidence.
Answers will vary.
Name 5 nonfiction text structures.
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Chronological Order/ Sequential
Cause and Effect
Description
What is personification? Give an example.
Personification is when you give a non-human object human-like characteristics. For example, the tree was whispering in the wind, the sun was smiling down on me.
What are the three things your ECR will be graded on?
Did you answer the question?
Did you have grade-level spelling and grammar?
Did you use evidence from the text?
Combine these two sentences.
Charlotte is feeling nervous about the test. Charlotte is excited for it to be over.
Charlotte is feeling nervous about the test, and she is excited for it to be over.
Charlotte is feeling nervous about the test and is excited for it to be over.
Name the six things that skilled readers notice about a a character.
Traits
Motivations
Changes
Relationships
Struggles
Life Lessons
Name a text feature that an author might include in a nonfiction text. Why might they include that?
Map, Picture, Graph, Chart. To help the reader understand.
What do you call a paragraph in a poem?
A stanza.