Short constructed response anchor chart

Anchor charts and practice activities that teach students to restate the question, PQA, or Put the Question in the Answer.

NYS Short Response 2 Point Rubric

RACE Writing Response. "The acronym, RACE, stands for each part of a complete constructed response. There are a few versions out there, but I like this one best: R - restate the answer A - answer all parts of the question C - cite evidence E - explain how your evidence supports your answer." "Here is a great explanation of the strategy (complete with a rubric) from Mrs. Sol's classroom." Click on the picture to get to the free download. "Now that my students know how to use the RACE r

Fifth Graders can RACE to win!! Bulletin Board R-Restate the questions A-Answer the Question C-Cite the evidence you found E-Explain your reasoning

Last week we looked at the beautiful language and sentence fluency in All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan. I decided to do a small writing project with the kids to help them adopt a more fluent writing style and to write more like Patricia MacLachlan. We noticed that all the places the characters loved in her book had to do with nature. I modeled for students how I thought of a place in nature that I love (the Horicon Marsh), followed by nouns that I see, feel, smell, hear, and…

Here's a challenge, how many times in a day can you write on students paper "RESTATE THE QUESTION?" I am joking.... But really, they should make a stamp of it so that grading takes less time.... hum.... In all seriousness students need to restate the question to get the full credit on quizzes and tests so here is what they need to do. 1. Restate the question 2. Provide an answer 3. Provide evidence. 4. Put it all together in 1-2 sentences. Use this formula over and over and over and…

Restating the question anchor chart

Short-response questions can be tricky. This type of question asks students to answer a question and explain their thinking. Common Core writing will involve short-response tasks for most of the assessments. The final test of the year will contain multiple-choice questions. Although there are not any requirements that state how many details a student must give in a response, more is always best. When my students are faced with a short-response question, I encourage them to do the following…