Short Response
How many pieces of evidence should you have for a short response question?
Whatever number the prompt says...or at least 2 pieces of evidence.
What are the three scores you can get on a short response?
Before beginning your extended response (essay), what should you do?
Plan
Look at these questions: What does the word contribute mean?
"How does Paragraph #5 contribute to a central idea of the article?"
"How does paragraph #4 contribute to a theme of the excerpt?"
"How do paragraphs #3 and #4 contribute to the story’s structure?"
Add to
Supports
Helps
What do you do once you include your evidence?
Explain how the evidence connects to your answer (claim).
What score did Guide Paper 3 receive?
2
What is the purpose of the bullet points on the extended response?
To let you know what to include in your essay.
What does the word "develop" mean in these questions?
"What important idea do the authors develop in paragraph 3?"
"How do the authors develop the idea of “legacy” in the article?"
"In New York: Local Legacies, how does paragraph 6 help develop a central idea of the article? Use two details from the article to support your response."
To create
To form
Do you chunk the evidence together?
No
What score did Guide Paper 4 receive?
1
How many pieces of evidence should you include?
However many the prompt asks- minimum of 4
2 pieces of evidence for each text
What is a claim?
A side chosen
An argument
What is the first sentence you write for your short response?
The answer.
What score did Guide Paper 5 receive?
1
Intro: 2+ sentences
- Titles and author's of the text
- What each text is about
-Answer the prompt question(s)
Conclusion: 1+ sentences
- Restate the answer(s)
- Wrap it all up
True or False: "Central Idea" is another name for "Theme" on the state test?
True
Central Idea is mainly for non-fiction articles.
Theme is for stories (fiction & nonfiction).
What is another word for "answer"?
Claim/ Response
What score did Guide Paper 8 receive?
0
How many paragraphs minimum should you have?
AT LEAST 3 (intro, body, conclusion)
If the prompt requires more, you may have 2 or 3 body paragraphs instead of 1.
Total of 4 or 5 paragraphs.
What does structure mean in the following question:
"How do paragraphs # and # contribute to the story’s structure?"
Could be headings, subheadings or could be plot diagram related.