NC English II EOC Constructed Response Analysis

For your SCRs (Short Constructed Responses) and ECR (Extended Constructed Response [Essay]), where can you do your brainstorming and pre-writing?

• On the computer

• On scratch paper that's provided

• On the back of my hand

• Only in my brain

What makes up a COMPLETE SCR?

• Assertion, Proof, Commentary

• Answer, Cite, Explain

• Topic, Reason, Example, Explain, Summarize

• Thesis, Context, Evidence

What is the first sentence in a constructed response?

• Conclusion

• Elaboration

• Explanation

• Main Idea

When asked to write a "constructed response," how many sentences (minimum) are you supposed to write?

• Two.

• Eight.

• Six.

• One.

When color-coding your constructed response, your main idea and conclusion should be highlighted what color?

• Green

• Red

• Blue

• Pink

When color-coding a constructed response, what color should your textual evidence be highlighted?

• Red

• Green

• Blue

• Purple

When color-coding a constructed response, what color should your explanations (elaborations) be highlighted?

• Green

• Red

• Blue

• Orange

Read this sentence: According to the text, "Reading 30 minutes each night will improve your overall intelligence" (Diaz 12). What is the name of the part in the parentheses?

• Textual Evidence

• In-text Citation

• A Fact

• The author.

(Select all that apply.) Other words for Explanation are:

• Support

• Elaborate

• Commentary

• Evidence

A thesis statement is:

• The subject of the essay.

• The claim of the essay.

• Subject, claim, and what the body paragraphs will be about.

• What the paragraphs in the essay will be about.