Responding to Open-Ended Prompts

The video tutorial teaches how to respond to open-ended prompts using a structured approach. It uses 'A Dog's Tale' by Mark Twain as an example, guiding viewers through steps like analyzing the prompt, selecting evidence, and preparing a strong response. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of combining the answer with prompt parts and adding evidence as brief supportive details. It aims to help learners create a concise and effective initial response that can stand alone as a complete answer.

What is the main focus of the lesson introduced in the video?

• Learning to summarize a story

• Writing a fictional story

• Understanding how to respond to open-ended prompts

• Analyzing character development

Which of the following is NOT a step mentioned for preparing a response?

• Analyze the prompt

• Prepare the case

• Find the evidence

• Write a conclusion

What is a common mistake when writing the initial response?

• Not including evidence

• Ignoring the prompt

• Writing in first person

• Using too many words

How should you start combining your answer with the prompt parts?

• By stating a fact

• By asking a question

• By giving an opinion

• By quoting the prompt

What tool is suggested for organizing evidence?

• A flowchart

• A pie chart

• A T-chart

• A bar graph

What evidence is used to support the opinion that the Grays did not see Alexis as family?

• They bought her a gift

• They took her on vacation

• They fed her special food

• Mr. Gray hit her and sold her puppy

Why is it important to add evidence as brief supportive details?

• To avoid using the prompt

• To confuse the reader

• To fit the evidence into one sentence

• To make the response longer

What is the goal of the first sentence in the response?

• To provide a detailed analysis

• To introduce a new topic

• To summarize the entire story

• To strongly answer the prompt

What should be done after writing the initial response?

• Ignore the evidence

• Add more evidence to strengthen it

• Submit it immediately

• Rewrite the entire response

What have you learned in this lesson?

• To create a new prompt

• To analyze a character's motives

• To write a response by combining the prompt, answer, and evidence

• To write a fictional story