ECR Review

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100

Name the first component of an ECR

Central Idea

200

Name the last component of an ECR

Conclusion

300

Name the component of an ECR that shows proof of your thinking. 

Text Evidence

400

Name the component of an ECR that extends the text evidence into your own words. 

Explanation

500

How do you know what to write about?

Read the prompt page for the "Explain statement"

2

100

What is text evidence? 

Exact details and words from the text.

200

What punctuation needs to be included in text evidence?

"quotation marks"

a ,comma

any punctuation from the quote

300

What does "find the gold" mean? 

Look for the best text evidence that helps support your reason.

400

What transition could you use before including text evidence? 

"The text says..."

"The author states..."

"According to the text..."

500

How many pieces of text evidence should you include? 

Two - one piece of evidence to support each reason. 

3

100

What is a good strategy for restating the prompt?

Take away the question words restate the explain statement to make sense. 

200

What does ECR stand for?

Extended Constructed Response

300

What are the two types of ECRs?

Informational and Opinion

400

What are two different ways you can start your reason?

One reason

One way

500

How many points can you add to your ECR for having correct spelling and punctuation? 

2

4

100

Restate the prompt: 

Explain how eating vegetables can help keep our bodies healthy.

Based on the text, eating vegetables can help keep bodies healthy.

200

Restate the prompt: 

Explain how natural disasters can change the lives of those affected by it.

Based on the text, natural disasters can change the lives of those affected by it.

300

How could you restate this prompt: 

Explain whether or not students should be required to wear school uniforms.

Based on the text, my opinion is that students should be required to wear school uniforms.

or

Based on the text, my opinion is that students should not be required to wear school uniforms.

400

How could you restate this prompt: 

Explain your opinion about why people should or should not be rewarded for recycling?

Based on the text, my opinion is that people should be rewarded for recycling. 

or

Based on the text, my opinion is that people should not be rewarded for recycling.

500

Restate the possible options 

Explain whether you think it is best to have a regular school calendar or year round school structure?

Based on the text, my opinion is it is better to have a regular school calendar. 

or

Based on the text, my opinion is it is better to have a year round school structure.