Short Constructed Response

Short Constructed Response (SCR)

By September Mary Richter

Restate
Answer
Prove

RESTATE the question

Take out the question/action word(s) at the beginning of the sentence.

EXAMPLE:

Why did Ms. Richter go to the store?

Ms. Richter went to the store because....

ANSWER the question

Complete the sentence with an answer.

Example:
Why did Ms. Richter go to the store?

Ms. Richter went to the store because she needed to buy goldfish.

PROVE your answer

This is your second sentence.
Prove your answer with something from the text.
Begin your second sentence with "The text says". -

***Go to next slide for example

Lena tiptoed into the kitchen, hoping to grab a cookie before dinner. As she reached for the jar, her dog, Max, let out a loud woof! Startled, Lena jumped, knocking the jar over. Cookies spilled everywhere!


What caused Lena to spill the cookies everywhere?

Restate: Lena spilled the cookies everywhere because...
Answer: her dog startled her.
Prove: The text says, "As she reached for the jar, her dog, Max, let out a loud woof! Startled, Lena jumped, knocking the jar over."

Complete Answer:
Lena spilled the cookies everywhere because her dog startled her. The text says, "As she reached for the jar, her dog, Max, let out a loud woof! Startled, Lena jumped, knocking the jar over."

Open Ended

Owen’s tooth had been wiggling for days, and today, it finally popped out! He held it up, excited to put it under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy. But then—plop!—it slipped from his fingers and rolled under the bed. Owen dropped to his knees, reaching into the dark space. His fingers brushed against something fuzzy. Not my tooth! he thought, pulling out an old sock instead. He kept searching until—yes!—he found it. Clutching his tooth, he smiled. “The Tooth Fairy won’t miss me tonight!”

SHORT CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE:

What was the conflict of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.