ELA Short Response

What is a written response question?

• A question that you are asked about a text.

• A question that requires a short response. (at least 6-8 sentences)

Which sentences gives more details?

• His shoes were dirty and got dirt all over the floor.

• His red, muddy sneakers dropped dirt on the clean floor.

• He made a mess.

• The shoes were so dirty and he may get in trouble.

A claim is...

• The author's opinion or belief, stated as a fact, and backed up by evidence.

• The author's proof of something.

• A middle sentence in a constructed response.

words that paint a picture or cause feelings (lurking in the dark)

• technical words

• synonym

• antonym

• connotative word

to draw a conclusion using evidence, clues, and what you already know, an educated guess.

• infer

• guess

• conclusion

• response

the main idea or lesson of a literary passage

• plot

• summary

• theme

• central idea

main point the author is making (short)

• plot

• theme

• sumary

• central idea

small version of a passage with most important or key details only

• summary

• central idea

• plot

• theme

the reason a person writes a passage or text (explain, inform, entertain, persuade)

• central idea

• author's purpose

• objective

• biased

the opinion or way the speaker/author/character sees something.

• point of view

• objective

• summary

• bias