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Write About Reading
SESSION 5 | Grades 3-12 / ELL Levels 3-5 | HANDOUT
Improve extended responses
Start with the prompt
The Writing-About-Reading Frames include over two dozen
typical prompts seen on standardized assessments.
Achieve the Core offers dozens of mini-assessments.
Decode the prompt.
Decode the Prompt mini-lesson
Mini-Lesson Resources PDF
Jamboards | Spiders | Solar System
Connected to Reader Voices
Grades 2-6 | Grades 7-12
Visualize body paragraphs based on the prompt’s genre and text structure.
Recognize the essential skills per mode.
Stack several constructed responses.
Adapt the Yes, MA’AM strategy to fit the requirements of an extended reading response.
Stacked Constructive Response Paragraphs | Earth Day
Readers recognize extended responses as several stacked constructed responses.
MAAM Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
RACE Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
CER Google Slide | Jamboard | PDF
Create a complete product
Readers generate an academic introduction and conclusion.
Rework a prompt to serve as the introductory paragraph
in an extended-reading response.
This Teaching Channel video introduces the parts of an essay, including how to rework the prompt to serve as the introduction.