Understanding and Answering Questions: Creating an "I Need to" Statement

The video tutorial teaches students how to understand and answer questions effectively by creating 'I need to' statements. It outlines five steps: understanding the question, finding evidence, making a plan, writing sentences, and revising. The lesson emphasizes the importance of identifying key elements in a question and avoiding common mistakes. Through a practical example involving the Declaration of Independence, students learn to apply these steps and formulate 'I need to' statements to clarify what is required to answer a question.

Why is it important to understand what a question is asking?

What does the 'I need to' statement help you with?

What is the first step in answering a longer question?

How can you identify important words and phrases in a question?

What process should you follow after reading a question?