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Answering Constructed Response Questions:
Preparing your students for Georgia’s new assessmentSlide2
Some of the reasons kids do poorly on CRQ’s…Many students don
’t answer the question. Some responses are very shallow and need more details. Some students get off topic. Spelling and handwriting may impact a student’s score. Students don’t understand what the question is asking. Instead of writing about what the passage talked about , students write about what they know about the topic.
Students don
’
t think about their audience. Slide3
Constructed Response Questions
(CRQ)Constructed response questions are assessment items that ask students to apply knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to real-world, standards-driven performance tasks. Constructed response questions are so named because there is often more than one way to correctly answer the question, and they require students to “construct” or develop their own answers without the benefit of any suggestions or choices.
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Tests That Teach
by Karen
Tankersley
)Slide4
Academic
VocabularyTraits
Qualities
Evidence
Sequence
Stanza
Line
Infer Point of View Support Simile Metaphor Figurative languageSlide5
Strategies for Answering CRQ
RACESlide6
RACE
steps for answering CRQReword/restate the question
Provide an
A
nswer
C
ite using evidence from text
E
xplain how the evidence supports your answerCREATE A FLOW MAP OF THESE STEPS Slide7
A Text-Based Example
Prompt: (after reading “Little Red Riding Hood”)
knew
How did
Little
Red Riding Hood know the character in the bed was not her grandmother?Little Red Riding Hood knew the character in the bed was not her grandmother because . . .Not “She knew…. (avoid pronouns) Use specific nouns, proper nounsSlide8
USE TRANSITIONSA Boost into the Right Answer
• Little Red Riding Hood was not afraid of the wolf because . . .
• The wolf ran to Grandmother
’
s house
to
. . .
• Father got rid of the wolf
by . . .• Little Red Riding Hood was afraid when . . .• Little Red Riding Hood would not have been bothered by the wolf if . . .• Little Red Riding Hood did not leave Grandmother’s house until . . .Slide9
Mark all restated words:
Prompt: IWhat do you do in
the
evening
I
when
you get home from school?Restatement:In the evening when I get home from school I . . .
Return to the prompt and mark the words used.Slide10
R
eword the question/RestateSlide11
Practice First!
Practice this first step by asking students questions and have them
respond orally
by restating
the question:
Example:
What
did you do last night? Students should always answer in complete sentences. (written and verbally)Give students an opportunity to create their own questions and have partners answer them by restating.Slide12
Provide an
AnswerClarify
Answers why
?
Generalize- not
details
Makes you want to ask “What do you mean?”
or “Where’s your evidence?”
The three bears were upset when they got home because someone had been in their house. Slide13
C
ite using evidence from textThe first
thing they noticed was that someone had eaten their porridge. The
next
thing the bears noticed was someone had been sitting in their chairs.
Finally
, the three bears found the culprit, a little girl sleeping in their bed!Slide14
CITING (EVIDENCE)
Use specific evidence from text, not prior knowledgeRemember transition words YOUR TURN…..Slide15
E
xplain how the evidence supports your answer
As a result, the three bears were furious with the little girl that came into their home without asking!Slide16
EXPLAIN (conclude)
Refer to the question againDon’t construct a new ending to the storyRestate with a touch of your own voice
YOUR TURN…..Slide17
RACE Checklist
Name__________________________ Date__________
Minimally Partially Completely
1 2 3
Restates
question
_____
_____ _____
Develops
a broad
_____ _____ _____
Answer
Cites using details
_____ _____ _____
Draws conclusion _____ _____ _____
Stays on topic _____ _____ _____
Writes neatly _____ _____ _____
Uses proper
Conventions
_____
_____ _____Slide18
How are constructed response questions scored?Holistic rubrics
South Carolina- 3 point rubricMontana- 4 point rubricIndiana- 2 point rubricNew York- 2 point rubricNorth Carolina- 2 point rubricGeorgia-?????Slide19
How do you score?Select one person at your table to read the fable and the prompt. Read the student response.
Score using your rubric. Discuss the feedback you would give this student.Be prepared to share. Slide20
Excellent Resources for CRQ…http://writingfix.com/RICA/
constructed_response.htmTests that Teach, by Karen TankersleyBetter Answers, by Ardith Cole