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CONQUER SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES

Connect read-write skills

Expect readers to write out their thinking.

Teach constructed-response writing to boost test success.

Reveal reciprocal process.

Make the inference and then write the response.
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Slides Silhouette plus Constructed Response XL

Google Slide | Make the inference and use the details to write the response.

Explain inferences in writing: Grades 2-3
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Explain inferences in writing: Grades 4-6
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Explain inferences in writing: Grades 7-12
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Take advantage of a consistent formula.

Improve prompt responses with
the Yes, MA’AM acronym.

How does Yes, MA’AM fit
with RACE and CER?

Connect QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) to Yes, MAAM.

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Write the 1st sentence

Convert the last thought as a reader into the first thought as a writer.

Improve constructed responses with invisible questions.

Identify key words using the virtual sticky notes in FigJam.

Write the 2nd and 3rd sentences

Support inferences with textual evidence.

Use sentence stems
in class discussions.

Choose the best evidence.
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Introduce evidence with blended sentences.

Paraphrase author ideas.

Strengthen text citations in 3 steps.

Write the 4th sentence

Explain how the evidence supports the answer.

End a constructed response with an explanation.

Write the Explanation sentence.
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Ohio teacher Missy Biddinger shared this joke to justify the reason readers add an explanation sentence.

Subway & American Colonists examples

Subway passage with template

Basic constructed response: Subway example

American Colonists passage with template

Basic constructed response: Colonists example