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Open Ended

How do academic sentence stems help you when responding to prompts in complete sentences?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to be able to restate a question and provide a clear assertion using information from a text?

• It helps you guess the answer quickly.

• It allows you to show understanding and support your ideas with evidence.

• It makes your writing longer.

• It is required for all subjects.

Open Ended

Rewrite the response 'The character changed in the story because he was better at the end.' to make it stronger. Add proof and explanation from the passage.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are steps in the R.A.C.E. strategy for answering questions?

• Restate the question

• Cite text evidence

• Explain your thinking

• Summarize the passage

Multiple Choice

Which step in the R.A.C.E. or A.P.E. strategy requires you to provide proof from the text to support your answer?

• Restate the question

• Answer the question

• Cite text evidence / Prove with evidence

• Explain your thinking

Open Ended

What does the word 'gasped' mean in the sentence 'Jamal gasped as he opened the envelope and saw the results'? What clue helps you know?

Multiple Choice

Roman rushed into the kitchen after school, dropping his backpack on the floor. He opened the fridge and frowned. The last slice of pizza was gone. His sister, Lluvia, walked in holding a plate. 'I’m sorry,' she said. 'I didn’t know it was yours. But I saved you a breadstick!' Roman sighed, then smiled. 'Thanks. That was actually nice of you.' What can the reader infer about Roman by the end of the passage?

• He stays angry for a long time.

• He is able to forgive easily.

• He doesn’t like pizza anymore.

• He refuses to talk to his sister.

Fill in the Blank

Maya stared out the classroom window as thick gray clouds rolled in. She pulled her sweater tighter, wishing she hadn’t forgotten her umbrella again. The bell rang, and Maya sighed. 'Great,' she whispered. 'Just my luck.' Her best friend Luis grinned. 'Don’t worry—I brought a backup,' he said, holding up a small blue umbrella. Maya’s face brightened, and she quickly followed him into the hallway. Maya’s feelings changed from ___ to ___ after Luis spoke to her.

Open Ended

How does Don Quixote's belief in giants affect his actions and understanding of reality?

Multiple Choice

Why does Don Quixote attack the windmills?

• He wants to fight giants to show his strength.

• He sees windmills and mistakes them for giants.

• His belief in giants makes him act without understanding reality.

• He listens to Sancho’s advice before attacking.

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about using academic sentence stems to restate prompts and form assertions in complete sentences?

Multiple Choice

Reflecting on today's lesson, how confident do you feel about restating a question and writing a clear assertion using information from a text?

• Very confident

• Somewhat confident

• Not very confident

• Not confident at all