ELA Short Response

After you have found the first evidence and explain it, what should you do next?

• Write the clincher

• Find another evidence and explain it as well.

• Restate the question

After you have found your last evidence and explain it, what is your next step?

• Write your introduction

• Write your clincher or concluding statement

• Write the restated question and answer.

• Write your explanation.

Which is a good sentence frame to show that you are explaining or analyzing a proof you used.

• According to Tom Brown, in his article, "Healthy Living" "..."

• This proof reveals that ...

• In conclusion ...

• Based on all the evidences presented ...

Once you have made your main point, present tagged evidences, and explain all evidence, what comes next? And how will you create the last element of the short response paragraph

• Introduction/by repeating the analysis

• Explanation of the evidence/by giving an example

• Analysis/by breaking down the evidence

• Clincher or concluding statement/by repeating the question and answer restated

When using evidence, you might need to leave out some unnecessary words, what should you do if you leave out words?

• Use ellipses (...) to show you have left out words.

• Use quotation marks ("...") to show you left out words

• Use parentheses ( ) to show you have left out words.

• Use a comma to show you have left out words

When using proof/evidence it might be necessary to add words for clarification so that the reader knows exactly what you are talking about. If you are adding words to the evidence you must show that those are your words and not the source's words. "What is a good way to add words to this proof concerning the internet:

"It has a wealth of information and knowledge."

• "It has a wealth of information and knowledge." [The internet]

• "It [the internet] has a wealth of information and knowledge."

What does it mean to restate a question?

• To paraphrase a question which you are asked

• Repeating the question which is asked

• To use key words from the question to formulate an answer

What other terms/words can be used to describe the restated question and answer?

• Clincher/link

• Main point/Claim

• Evidence/Proof

• Analysis/Commentary

Which statement is an example of citing?

• According to the text, she was in elementary school.

• She was in 4th grade.

• I think she was in 5th grade.

• She was in school.

Explaining your evidence means ....

• Adding your thoughts to what the evidence means

• Adding your thoughts about the text

• Adding another sentence to make the answer long enough