How do you prepare your scratch paper?
What is the first thing you do with your scratch paper?
You fold it 3 times then label the parts of an ECR.
What do you do with the prompt?
Restate it. How?
What words should be used in the central idea?
By or because.
How do you begin the response?
You begin with an introduction by having a clear central idea that answers the prompt.
What is the first thing you do when you open the ECR?
When you first open the ECR you should look over the text features.
What color is the central idea and conclusion?
Blue
What do you do with the question?
Answer it. How?
What words should be used in the reason?
One reason/way
Another reason/way
At first...,but later...
In the beginning..., but in the end...
What three things make up the body paragraphs?
A reason that explains the central idea.
Text evidence that supports the reason.
An explanation that tells the meaning of the text evidence without repeating ideas.
What are the text features/
The text features are the title, subheadings, bolded words, pictures,captions, graphs and timelines.
What color is the reason?
Yellow
What do you need from the text?
Evidence!
What words should be used in the text evidence?
The text says...
It also says...
How do you end the response?
You end the response with a conclusion that restates the central idea.
What is the next step after you open the ECR?
The next step after you open the ECR is to read ALL the instructions.
What color is the text evidence?
Orange
What do you need to do with the evidence?
Explain it.
What words should be used in the explanation?
This shows/tells...
This means/proves...
In my opinion/I think
How should the ideas flow together?
The ideas should flow together in an orderly way.
After you've read ALL the instructions what should you do next?
After reading ALL the instruction you should read the passage and highlight the important information.
What color is the explanation?
Pink
What is it called when you rewrite the prompt or central idea?
Conclusion.
What words should be used in the conclusion?
In conclusion,
As you can see,
(restate your central idea/claim)
How do you write well-crafted sentences?
You write well crafted sentences by using specific words that help readers understand the ideas.
Lastly, after you've read the passage you should what should you do next?
After you've read the passage you start using your scratch paper to write your response.