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Responding to Open-Ended Questions

Responding to Open-Ended Questions. Strategies & Techniques. OER: open-ended response. Necessary for all courses / disciplines Strategies increase ALL writing skills Only 3 easy steps to remember

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Responding to Open-Ended Questions

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  1. Responding to Open-Ended Questions Strategies & Techniques

  2. OER: open-ended response • Necessary for all courses / disciplines • Strategies increase ALL writing skills • Only 3 easy steps to remember • Usually one long or two short paragraphs, but the techniques may be used for longer responses • Great for journal-writing “block”

  3. Introduction sentence: • Use the prompt (the series of statements and questions provided – usually multifaceted.) • Paraphrase the information given to you… why reinvent the wheel? • This makes your response LONGER and STRONGER and allows the reader to know the details of the question

  4. Body (the actual answer) • Use the TEXT! • Direct (use exact words and quotations) • Indirect (paraphrase – use your own, simplified words) THE KEY: Answer using the author’s words, and then explain with - - This means that… - This can be interpreted as… - In other words… - This is important because…

  5. Conclusion: • Short and sweet! Answer: • Why is this particular aspect of the selection important? • What does this have to do with the main idea, purpose, or tone (attitude) of the selection? • Predictions (Perhaps… Possibly… )

  6. A Quick Guide to OERs: • Intro: rewrite the prompt • Body: answer using the text and explain • Conclusion: explain the importance (OR answer the question “So What?”

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