Short Answer/Constructed Response Questions Guide Textual Citation Guide

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Short Answer/Constructed Response Questions
GuideTextual Citation Guide Activities
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What do you need to do in order to fully answer a
question?

• (TTQA) Turn The Question Around.
• Write your answer in a complete sentence.
• Explain the reasoning behind your answer. Back up
  your logic with proof from the text, movie, or
  cartoon that you are discussing.

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Why do I need to do this?

• Knowing why you believe something or where you
  got the information builds logic and reasoning
  skills.

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QuestionLets try this out!

• Why is spelling
• important?

What is spellcheck used for?
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Answer time

• Spelling is important because..
• it can change the meaning of the sentence or the
  way it is understood by the reader.
• In the cartoon with the two witches, the
  incorrect spelling made the spell not work.

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Question
Think-Share with Class

• It is said that words
• have power.
• Why should we be
• careful in how we
• talk or text to one
• another?

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Example answer

• If words have power, then we should be kind, or
  at least thoughtful, in the way that we speak to
  each other. In the cartoon, the witch says that
  she is hexting someone. This could be code for
  bullying someone through text messaging, which is
  unkind.

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From the listless repose of the place, this
sequestered glen has long been known by the
name of Sleepy Hollow. Some say that the place
was bewitched during the early days of the Dutch
settlement others, that an old Indian chief, the
wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there
before the country was discovered by Master
Hendrick Hudson. Certain it is, the place still
continues under the sway of some witching power
that holds a spell over the minds of the
descendants of the original settlers.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington
Irving

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Reflect on the excerpt from The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow you just read and answer the
following question on your own sheet of paper

• What is said about the history of Sleepy Hollow
  that makes everyone who lives there so uneasy and
  superstitious? Cite textual evidence to support
  your response.

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First, share your responses with your Group
Members. Next, a few of you will share your
responses with the class.
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Breaking Down the AnswerWhat does the excerpt
mention about the history of Sleepy Hollow that
makes everyone who lives there so uneasy and
superstitious? Cite textual evidence to support
your response.

• The excerpt mentions that Sleepy Hollow might
  have
• been bewitched during the early days of the
  Dutch
• settlement or a place where the Indian chief,
  the
• wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there.
  These
• two statements could explain why everyone who
• lives there seems uneasy and superstitious.