How to Answer Constructed Response or Short Answer Questions

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How to Answer Constructed Response or Short
Answer Questions

• Writing Practice

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Constructed Response or Short Answer Questions

• They ask you to apply your knowledge and
  understanding in a short written answer.
• Difference between a constructed response and
  short answer
• A constructed response will always have a
  document to analyze with the question.
• A short answer may or may not have a document to
  analyze with the question so they are very
  similar. 

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How To Write A Constructed Response

• PLANNING
• Read the entire question.
• Identify and underline key words in the question,
  such as explain, elaborate, illustrate.
• Restate the prompt in your own words to be sure
  that you understand it.
• List items you should identify in your answer
• List facts examples to support your answer

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R.A.C.E.

• Reword
• Answer
• Cite Evidence
• Explain

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R.A.C.E

• WRITING
• Reword restate the question and make it into a
  statement as a part of the answer you provide.
• Example
• Ques - "What color is the sky?"
• Correct written answer - The color of the sky is
  usually blue," or words to that effect.

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R.A.C.E

• ANSWER show how you arrived at your answer with
  general reasons. Usually R A in R.A.C.E. are
  in the same sentence.
• Example
• What color is the sky?
• REWORD The color of the sky is usually blue,
• ANSWER because of how we see light waves and
  the weather conditions.

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R.A.C.E

• Cite Evidence/Examples Use the facts or
  examples to support the R A in R.A.C.E
• At least 3 Evidence or Examples
• EXAMPLE
• The Sky is usually blue because of how we see
  light waves and the weather conditions.
  According to scientist, humans see blue sky based
  on what kinds of light waves are visualized in
  the eye, how sunny the day is and the direction
  of the sunlight.

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R.A.C.E

• EXPLAIN THE ANSWER Elaborate on the evidence
  and examples you cited in C.
• EXAMPLE
• The Sky is usually blue because of how we see
  light waves and the weather conditions.
  According to scientist, humans see blue sky based
  on what kinds of light waves are visualized in
  the eye, how sunny the day is and the direction
  of the sunlight. On a clear, sunny day, the sun
  is directly shinning on us. Because the
  molecules in the air reflect the scattered blue
  light waves more than red or orange when it
  bounces off the direct sunlight, we see blue. As
  the sun sets, the direction of its light goes
  away from us so the molecules reflect the red or
  orange waves of light that we see at sunsets.

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YOUR TURN

• Why was the Roaring 20s called Roaring?
• Remember
• Reword
• Answer
• Cite
• Explain

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Learning Objectives

• Identify and explain the Constructed
  Response/Short Answer Rubric Criteria
• Practice using the Short Answer Rubric with given
  Short Answer.
• Assess individual work using Short Answer Rubric.
• Peer Review individual work using the Short
  Answer Rubric

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The Rubric

• 4 Point Constructed Response/Short Answer Rubric
• Understanding (R.)- 1
• demonstrates an understanding of the question
  and/or document - Your answer shows that you
  understood the question and / or the main idea of
  the reading.
• Accuracy (A.)- 1
• answers all parts of the question accurately
  using correct, factual information  (number of
  parts will depend on the questions)
• Evidence (C.) - 1
• use specific evidence to back up answer
• Explains (E)- 1
• explains the answer thoroughly and logically - In
  other words, provides enough information to back
  up the answer in a way that makes sense.
• Total 4 points (may also be 1/2 points for a
  total of 2)

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Practice Using the Short Answer Rubric

• Read the following Short Answer Response
• Assess the Short Answer using the Rubric Criteria
• Give feedback on how to improve using the words
  on the criteria

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Why was the roaring 20s called roaring?

• The Roaring 20s was probably called roaring
  because the events that occurred during the
  decade had a loud, deep and lasting impact on
  America. The 20s had a loud roar coming from the
  a new music revolution called the Jazz Age, from
  Americans rebellion against prohibition that led
  to the growth of speakeasies and bootleg alcohol,
  and from the attitude of many Americans to eat,
  drink, and be merry. The 20s roar was deep
  because it brought about a lot of cultural
  conflicts that questioned American values and
  traditions. These cultural conflicts included
  issues of evolution v. fundamentalism with the
  Scopes Trial the nativists views against
  anything not American that led to the growth of
  the KKK and violent attacks against immigrants
  and Blacks and the issue of traditional
  Puritan values v. the new attitudes of
  consumerism. Finally, the 20s roar was lasting
  because it brought about significant changes in
  the everyday lives of Americans including the
  mass production of the car, the wide use of the
  radio allowing Americans to have similar
  experiences, and development of modern
  conveniences like the washing machine and vacuum
  make more leisure time available for Americans
  to do other things. In all the 20s roar left a
  lasting impression.