Understanding and Responding to Prompts

The video tutorial teaches how to analyze prompts by reading thoughtfully, numbering tasks, and restating them. It emphasizes understanding tasks as a detective would, using a five-step process: analyze the prompt, find evidence, judge evidence, prepare the case, and finalize the case. The tutorial provides an example using 'A Dog's Tale' by Mark Twain, guiding viewers through identifying tasks and avoiding common mistakes.

What is the main focus of the lesson using 'A Dog's Tale' by Mark Twain?

• To figure out what a prompt wants you to do

• To understand the characters

• To summarize the story

• To analyze the writing style

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic steps to respond to an open-ended prompt?

• Judge the evidence

• Write a summary

• Find the evidence

• Analyze the prompt

What is a task according to the lesson?

• Something you are asked to do

• An opinion you form

• A question you ask yourself

• A story you read

What is a common mistake when addressing parts of a prompt?

• Overanalyzing the prompt

• Ignoring the prompt

• Addressing parts separately

• Reading the prompt too quickly

What does the prompt ask you to do in the second sentence?

• Summarize the story

• Give your opinion

• Describe the characters

• List the events

What does 'use evidence from the story to support your answer' mean?

• Summarize the story

• Provide proof from the story

• Ignore the story

• Create new evidence

How are the first and second sentences of the prompt related?

• They ask different questions

• They both ask for a summary

• They are unrelated

• They both refer to the same idea

What is the purpose of numbering the tasks in a prompt?

• To ignore unnecessary tasks

• To clarify what needs to be done

• To prioritize tasks

• To make it look organized

What is the final step after numbering the tasks?

• Ignore the tasks

• Summarize the tasks

• Write a conclusion

• Restate what you are being asked to do

What have you learned in this lesson about responding to prompts?

• To focus on irrelevant details

• To write a summary

• To read, number, and restate tasks

• To ignore the prompt