QASIC A Response to Literature

1. QASICA Response to Literature Writing a Well Developed Open Ended Response

2. Question - Q • Restate the question by making a declarative statement.

3. Answer - A • Write a 1-3 sentence answer • Answer ALL parts of the questions • If bullet has multiple parts, ALL must be answered to receive a 3 or proficiency on the rubric • If there are two bullets, make sure you answer each bullet with a separate paragraph

4. Support - S • Support your answer with information from the text • must be paraphrased unless copying a direct quote from the text • must be in quotation marks if using exact words from text • Be sure to explain the quote, in your own words, and tell how it supports your answer • Remember to write down who said it (even if it is the author) and the page number • Example transition ”on page ___ in paragraph ___ the author states…”

5. Insight - I • Increases your scoring potential • comes from you, the writer • Can elaborate supporting details • interwoven throughout the paragraph, not just at the end • This is your opportunity to think outside the box

6. Insight - I • Make an external connection (text-to-text, text-to-world) • For example you can connect to a book, movie, TV show, world events, historic events, another person’s experience • Make an internal connection (text-to-self) • For example you can connect using a personal experience • An external connection is stronger than an internal connection

7. Conclusion - C • Should be 1-2 sentences • includes a concise statement summarizing your key ideas • refers back to the topic in some way

8. Transitions - to help bring it all together • To Signal Sequence or Addition • To Signal Time • Examples • Concessions

9. Transitions - to help bring it all together • Comparison • Contrast • Cause or Effect • To Signal Conclusions or Summaries