ECR Writing

If you "quote" something in your writing it means you...

• paraphrase someone else's words.

• use someone else's words exactly as they appear in the text

• summarize a text in your own words.

• write your own thoughts and ideas.

A multi-paragraph essay that presents a central idea or argument and supports it with text evidence and an explanation of that evidence. HINT: This is what we call an essay on the STAAR test.

• ECR

• SCR

An Extended Constructed Response (ECR) is:

• a type of question that requires a detailed written answer

• a multiple-choice question

• a true or false question

• a fill-in-the-blank question

How do you cite an author's exact words?

• By paraphrasing the author's words

• By summarizing the author's ideas

• By quoting the author's words directly from the text

• By rewriting the author's words in your own style

A composition is...

• a detailed analysis of a topic

• a short story

• a structured piece of writing

• a poem

A prompt in writing is:

• a question or statement to which you write a response or essay

• a type of conclusion in an essay.

• an introduction to a new topic.

• a summary of the main points.

A hook in an essay is:

• an introductory sentence meant to grab the reader's attention

• a summary of the main points

• a detailed explanation of the topic

• a concluding statement

A paragraph in essay writing is:

• a group of sentences that develop one central idea

• a single sentence that summarizes the essay

• a list of unrelated ideas

• a collection of random words

The purpose of an introduction in an essay is to:

• provide background information and state the controlling idea/thesis

• summarize the main points of the essay

• present the conclusion of the essay

• list all text evidence used in the essay

What should you do in the conclusion of an ECR?

• Introduce new evidence

• Rephrase the thesis and give a lasting impression

• Ask a question

• Summarize the introduction