Box It!!

1. Box It!! Your ticket to passing the OAA—and to answering any short or extended response question. By Joe Fabian / Parma City Schools Modified by Joshua Thornsberry / Lakewood City Schools

2. WHAT DO GOOD OAA WRITERS DO? • They tear apart the question • They organize their response • They double check their work

3. Step One: How do I know what to do?

4. Tear Apart The Question

5. ….But How DoI Tear It Apart?

6. 1. Read the question. Really read the question—the whole thing! Twice! And then……

7. 2. Circle the Points • 2 Points = I need to provide 2 answers. • 4 Points = I need to provide 4 answers. • Knowing the points will help us pick the correct box.

8. Circle Example

9. 3. Underline the Action Word of Words • Action words are the words in the question that tell us what action we need to perform. • Either 1 or 2. • They also help us to determine which box to pick by determining parts to the question.

10. Underline Example

11. Action Words • You must know what the action words mean. • If you define instead of describe you will lose credit!

12. Describe Explain Evaluate Determine Contrast Compare Support Justify Give reasons Analyze Show Draw Give examples Simplify Demonstrate Compute Construct State Identify Find the Action Words!!

13. When you are done it should look like this….and you should know what the action words mean.

14. The charts show some differences in the amount of electricity produced by different methods in the United States and in Ohio. Various constraints, such as geographic, social or economic factors, influence the method used for electricity production in a region. In your Answer Document, choose one method of electricity production used in Ohio. Give two reasons or factors that support using this method in Ohio, and give two reasons or factors that can be used to argue against using this method in Ohio. (4 points)

15. Tearing it Apart Review • Students now have read the question twice. • Students now have identified how many points/answers they need to provide. • Students now have identified and comprehend the action words or what they need to do with question.

16. This is so easy…..What’s Next? • Now that we have successfully torn apart the question, we can move on to part 2. • Part 2 involves organizing our thoughts to respond to the question. • We use boxes to accomplish this task.

17. We have 4 Boxes to Chose From 4 Point 1 Part 2 Point 1 Part 2 Point 2 Part 4 Point 2 Part

18. 4. Pick the Right Box • Use the points you circled to determine if it is a 2 point or a 4 point question. • Use the # of action words you underlined to determine if it is a 1 part or a 2 part question. • 1 action word = 1 part • 2 actions words = 2 parts

19. 2 Point 2 Part

20. Predict Support 5. Label your boxes.Top = Verb or Verbs On the basis of Helen Keller’s experiences by the end of the passage, predict her attitude toward her future lessons. Support your answer with specific details. Write your answer in the Answer Document. (2 points)

21. Predict Support 5. Label your boxes.Side = 90% = Generic Number 1. On the basis of Helen Keller’s experiences by the end of the passage, predict her attitude toward her future lessons. Support your answer with specific details. Write your answer in the Answer Document. (2 points)

22. Identify 5. Label your boxes.Side = 10% = Specific P E Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political and one economic. (2 points) If the question gives you specific directions, you must use specific labels. This way the grader knows which answer is which.

23. 6. Write an answer summary in the box. • Not a whole sentence, but enough to get credit. • Think of the box as an outline. • Action word determines length: • Identify = short • Analyze = long • Make sure your have each box filled in.

24. Identify 6. Fill in Box Example. P E Sectionalism Tariff Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political and one economic. (2 points)

25. Answer Outline Review • Students have chosen a box to fit the question based on points and action words. • Students have labeled the box, thus organizing their thoughts/response to the question thus making answer very grader friendly. • Students have outlined their answer within the box.

26. This is sooooo easy…..what’s next? • Double Checking Our Work.

27. 7. Write the appropriate number of sentences. • 2 Point = 3 Sentences. • 4 Point = 5 Sentences. • Topic Sentence + 1 Sentence for each box. • Topic Sentence = restate the question.

28. How to make sentences: • Sentences should be separated and labeled….not in a big paragraph. • This makes it easier for grader to find answers. • The topic sentence is just a rephrasing of the question. • Sentences should go in order of boxes; that’s what the grader is expecting to see. • It should sound simple like Third Grade writing. • It is not a writing test. • Beautiful Poetry will only bury our answers. • Do NOT combine boxes.

29. Identify 7. Sentence Box Example. P E Sectionalism Tariff Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political and one economic. (2 points) TS = The Civil War had many causes. P = A political cause was sectionalism. E = An economic cause was tariffs.

30. 8. Check Off Box After Making Sentence for It • This ensures that students go back and double check their work. • No lost points for forgetting one part of the question.

31. Identify 8. Check Mark Box Example. P E Sectionalism Tariff Identify 2 causes of the Civil War; one political and one economic. (2 points) TS = The Civil War had many causes. P = A political cause was sectionalism. E = An economic cause was tariffs.

32. Box It! • Read question twice. • Circle Points. • Underline Action Word of Words. • Pick Correct Box. • Label top and left side of box. • Write your answers summary in box. • Write correct number of sentences. • Check off your boxes after writing you sentences.