Strategies
What does the acronym PACE stand for?
[P]araphrase/Restate the Question, [A]nswer the Question, [C]ite textual Evidence, [E]xplain Your Answer
How many sentences are in a Short Constructed Response?
On average, three or four.
What is a constructed response?
A response that is written with an answer and evidence.
What does the acronym PACES stand for?
[P]araphrase/Restate the Question, [A]nswer the Question, [C]ite textual Evidence, [E]xplain Your Answer, [S]ummarize Your Paragraph/Claim
What kind of Central Idea should a Short Constructed Response have?
None. Central Ideas are only needed when writing an Extended Constructed Response.
Which subjects in school can have constructed responses on their tests?
All of them, except gym, maybe.
What should you do in order to help you understand the prompt?
Cross out the extra words.
What should the last sentence in an Extended Constructed Response do?
Summarize/conclude the paragraph/claim/central idea.
What is the difference between a Short Constructed Response and an Extended Constructed Response?
A Short Constructed Response only requires an answer, evidence, and an explanation.
An Extended Response is an essay with a Thesis (narrative)/Claim (argumentative)/Controlling Idea (informational)/Central Idea (expository) introduction, body, and conclusion.
Use the PACE Strategy to answer the following prompt: Why would a student receive Lunch Detention?
Answers may vary.
What should the organization of an Extended Constructed Response include?
An introduction, a body, a conclusion, evidence, and reasoning.
Prompt: Analyze how the author uses tone to convey the theme of the text.
Look at words that would imply the tone and tell how they help tell the audience the message of the text.
What kind of words should be used between paragraphs, before providing evidence, and before explanations of your evidence?
Transition Word/Sentence Starters/Sentence Stems
SCR: Both are relatively inexpensive and use fewer greenhouse gases. They both are a little unreliable since water can dry up or reroute, and wind power is dependent on if the wind is blowing or not.
It did not restate the question and no evidence is provided.