Wrapping Up Your Answer: Telling Your Reasons

The video tutorial guides students on how to effectively conclude a constructed response. It emphasizes avoiding common mistakes like merely summarizing previous points. The lesson outlines steps to ensure a complete answer: analyzing the prompt, finding and judging evidence, and preparing and finalizing the case. Students are encouraged to ask why they chose their answer, write a concise explanation, and verify completeness. The tutorial uses an example involving a family and their dog, Alexis, to illustrate these points.

What is the primary goal of the lesson introduced in the first section?

• To analyze different types of evidence

• To learn how to write an opening sentence

• To understand how to wrap up a constructed response

• To practice writing supportive detail sentences

Which step is NOT mentioned as part of the process in the first section?

• Finding the evidence

• Analyzing the prompt

• Writing a summary

• Judging the evidence

What common mistake do writers often make when concluding their responses?

• Introducing new evidence

• Summarizing what was already said

• Using complex vocabulary

• Ignoring the prompt

In the example provided, what is the main reason given for the chosen answer?

• Family members should not worry about being beaten or sold

• Mr. Gray was a kind person

• Alexis was not part of the family

• The Grays treated Alexis kindly

What should you do after writing your explanation to ensure your response is complete?

• Add more evidence

• Check if it gives an opinion and is supported by evidence

• Rewrite the entire response

• Include more details