Constructed Responses

Constructed Response

New EOC Test Type

Answer: Turn the prompt into a question, and answer it with a complete sentence. This is your thesis statement for short answers; it answers the prompt.

Include the author's name if available as well as the article's title.

Prove: Select a quote from the text you read to prove your answer. This should focus on the main point of your answer.

Explain: This is where you give details to demonstrate how the quote proves your answer.

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Using A.P.E.

Prompt: Explain what season is evident in the photo to the left.

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Multiple Choice

First, turn the prompt into a question. Which answer choice turns the prompt into a question in the best way?

• What time of year is it in the photo?

• Why is it fall in the picture?

• What season is it in the photo?

• Why is it winter in the picture?

Multiple Choice

What do you use in place of quotes for evidence?

• Use what you see in the photo to prove your answer.

• Make up some quote to prove your answer.

• Use a generic quote you've learned to prove your answer.

• Just give the answer.

Multiple Choice

What evidence would be most useful to answer this question?

• The color of things

• The sun

• The amount of things

• The sky

Multiple Choice

Which are the best seasons to use in your answer?

• Winter and Summer

• Fall and Winter

• Fall and Spring

• Spring and Winter

Answer: In the photo, the season is fall.

Prove: There are numerous trees filled with orange-colored leaves.

Explain: There are a few green leaves, but it can't be spring because spring follows winter. If this was spring, the trees would have no leaves.

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