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Open Response Question Hints. Strategies to ACE the Benchmark! …or any test. Vocabulary to Watch For. Describe or Discuss. Tell all you know Give as many details as possible Explain as if your audience does not know anything about the subject. Explain. Tell how and why
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Open Response Question Hints Strategies to ACE the Benchmark! …or any test.
Describe or Discuss • Tell all you know • Give as many details as possible • Explain as if your audience does not know anything about the subject
Explain • Tell how and why • Think about when you are in trouble for something you did not do…
Identify • Recognize and explain • Think about making observations in science class…
Illustrate • Give examples • Describe • Look for imagery from the author
Trace • List the order in which something happened (first…second…third…) • “trace your steps”
Compare or Contrast • Find things that are the same and things that are different
Analyze • Separate into different parts and explain • Study closely • Think about white witch and Edmund analysis
Cause and Effect • Tell what happened and why • If…then…
Argue • Fight for an idea using facts • I feel this way because…
Criticize or Evaluate • Find strengths and weaknesses • Think about constructive criticism • Think about restaurant or movie evaluations
Calculate • Find the answer • Think about math calculations
Steps to KNOW and FOLLOW • Read the question and box the verb • Identify and underline key words • Read the selection • Develop a topic sentence that restates the prompt • Find evidence within the text • Elaborate—write your body paragraph and explain your thinking • Conclusion—make sure to restate the prompt
Jeopardy Famous Tips Vocab. 1 Vocab. 2 Vocab. 3 Steps Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Vocab. 1 When a question asks you to describe or discuss you should _________ all you know.
$200 Question from Vocab. 1 When a question asks you to illustrate you should give __________.
$200 Answer from Vocab. 1 examples
$300 Question from Vocab. 1 When a question is asking for cause and effect you tell what _________ and why.
$300 Answer from Vocab. 1 happened
$400 Question from Vocab. 1 When a question asks you to criticize or evaluate you should find ________ and weaknesses.
$400 Answer from Vocab. 1 strengths
$500 Question from Vocab. 1 True or False When you are describing or discussing, you should pretend that your audience knows everything about the subject.
$100 Question from Vocab. 2 When a question asks you to explain you should tell how and ________.
$200 Question from Vocab. 2 When a question asks you to trace you should list the ________ in which something happened.
$300 Question from Vocab. 2 When a question asks you to argue you should make an argument for an idea using _________.
$400 Question from Vocab. 2 When a question asks you to calculate you should figure out the _________.
$400 Answer from Vocab. 2 answer
$500 Question from Vocab. 2 If you are identifying in a question, you should think about making _______ in science class.
$500 Answer from Vocab. 2 observations
$100 Question from Vocab. 3 When a question asks you to identify you should recognize and ________.
$100 Answer from Vocab. 3 explain
$200 Question from Vocab. 3 When a question asks you to compare and contrast you should find things that are the same and things that are _________.
$200 Answer from Vocab. 3 different
$300 Question from Vocab. 3 When a question asks you to analyze you should separate into different parts and _______.
$300 Answer from Vocab. 3 explain
$400 Question from Vocab. 3 True or False When you illustrate in a question, you are describing what something was like or what something looked like.
$500 Question from Vocab. 3 True or False Comparing is when you are finding things that are similar.
$100 Question from Steps What is step 1 when writing an open response.
$100 Answer from Steps Read the Question
$200 Question from Steps What is step 2 when writing an open response.
$200 Answer from Steps Identify and Underline Key Words
$300 Question from Steps What is step 3 when writing an open response.