NC English II EOC Constructed Response Analysis

When you are planning your short constructed response you must

• Draft your ideas and review your annotations

• Write your response using a plan

• Organize your ideas and textual evidence

• Answers A and C

Before you turn in your short constructed response you need to

• Review your textual evidence and ideas

• Check your grammar and spelling

• Check to see if your details support your response

• All of the above

What does paraphrase mean?

• to infer

• to annotate a text

• to restate and entire passage in your own words

• an organized written statement

What is a short constructed response?

• A short paragraph with transitions

• A 5 paragraph essay

• A novel

• a brief, organized written composition that answers a prompt

When reading a Prompt you must

• Write your response

• Paraphrase the prompt and make a list of things to write about

• Draw a picture

• Identify the textual evidence

Match the following STAAR Vocabulary Definitions to their CORRECT USE in a sentence.

• The boss had to lay off at least one of her employees, which presented a terrible dilemma for her.

• n. a situation where a terrible choice has to be made; usually either outcome is negative

• Ms. Blessington shared with us an anecdote about a student who slept in every single class.

• n. a very typical example of a thing

• The hero and the villain are two examples of archetypes.

• n. a section of a story that has its own unique combination of setting, characters, dialogue, and activity

• The moment when George shoots Lennie in Of Mice and Men is a powerful scene.

• n. a statement that can be proved; in an essay, it’s usually at the beginning

• An example of a thesis statement might be: “In Gabi, A Girl in Pieces, Isabel Quinteros uses...

• n. a quick story about something of interest, usually with a theme or lesson

How is an SCR scored?

• 3 - Excellent Analysis
  2 - Pretty Good analysis
  1 - Ok analysis, but no text evidence
  0 - No response

• 2 - Student answered the question and used text evidence,
  1 - Student either didn’t answer the question, or didn’t use text evidence,
  0 - Student didn’t respond, or their response was wrong

• 3 - Student answered the question and used text evidence,
  2 - Student either didn’t answer the question, or didn’t use text evidence,
  1 - Student didn’t respond, or their response was wrong

• 2 - Student used text evidence,
  1 - Student didn’t use text evidence,
  0 - Student didn’t respond, or their response was wrong

How is an ECR (the essay) scored?

• Organization & Development of Ideas (4, 3, 2, 1) + Conventions & Mechanics (3, 2, 1) = max score of 7

• Relevant Evidence & Explained Commentary (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) + Thesis (2, 1) + Complexity (2, 1) = max score of 9

• Organization & Development of Ideas (3, 2, 1, 0) + Conventions & Mechanics (2, 1, 0) = max score of 5

• Relevant Evidence & Explained Commentary (4, 3, 2, 1, 0) + Thesis (1, 0) + Complexity (1, 0) = max score of 6

What are the required elements of a complete argumentative essay?

• A thesis, paragraphs, evidence from any text, and a counter-argument

• A thesis that picks a side, organized paragraphs, evidence from the text, counter-argument

• A thesis that picks a side, organized paragraphs, and evidence from the text

• A thesis, paragraphs, evidence from the text, and a personal anecdote

What are the required elements of a complete informational essay?

• Well-developed thesis, Organized paragraphs, and specific evidence from the text

• A thesis, paragraphs, evidence from the text, and a personal anecdote

• Thesis, paragraphs, evidence from the real world

• Theme statement, evidence from the text, analysis of chosen evidence