Transcript RARE Response PPT

Warm-Up Question
Consider this quote: “Working hard is as important
for adults as it is for young people.”
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Explain.
A RARE response =
Better Answers
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Constructed Response
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RARE Strategy
4-part strategy that, if used often,
TRAINS YOUR BRAIN
to think about the most important
steps in answering a question!
Restating, Answering,
Reasoning, Evidence
Types of Prompts
• Text-based (you find the answer in the
reading or what you know about a topic)
• Self-based (your opinion, prediction,
beliefs, etc. Answer comes from your head,
and everyone’s answers can be different!)
Writing Tips for Your RARE
Response:
Prewriting:
• Read the entire question.
• Identify and underline key words in the
question, such as: explain, name, provide
examples.
• Restate the prompt in your own words in
your head to be sure that you understand
it.
Prewriting your RARE Response
• Make a list of the items or ideas you are
going to discuss in your answer.
• Make a list of reasons that will support
your answer.
• List an example or two to use in your
answer that supports your reasoning.
Writing your RARE Response
• Use the question to form your topic
sentence. (Sometimes you can use the
same terms in the question for the first
sentence of your paragraph answer!)
Writing Reminders
Beginning your RARE
response:
• Don’t start your answer off with “Yes,”
“No,” “I believe,” or “I think.”
• Don’t use the words They, He, She, It, or
We in your first sentence.
• The response should make sense even
WITHOUT the prompt.
• The smartest-sounding responses can stand
alone!
Think Aloud
With a shoulder partner think about the story
of the Three Little Pigs. Respond to this
question using RARE:
The wolf in The Three Little Pigs says
that everyone is wrong about him. He’s
really a nice wolf. Do you believe him?
R = Restate
• Restate the question. Use
words from the prompt; use the
correct transition words
(because, by, to, when).
• Typical Answer: No I don’t
believe him.
• Better Answer: The wolf in
The Three Little Pigs is
anything but nice.
Why didn’t we start with, “No, I don’t believe him…”?
A = Answer
• Answer the question by stating
what you believe (main idea but no
details yet, just like a topic
sentence of a paragraph)
• Typical Answer: No, I don’t believe
him. He’s a hot mess.
• Better Answer: The wolf in the
story The Three Little Pigs is
anything but nice. In fact, he is
best described as aggressive and
mean.
R = Reasons from the Text
• Provide reasons to support your
answer with details from the
text.
• Typical Answer: No, I don’t
believe him. He’s a hot mess.
The way he had those pigs so
scared.
• Better Answer: The wolf in the
story The Three Little Pigs is
anything but nice. In fact, he is
best described as aggressive
and mean because he kept
trying to eat the three innocent
pigs.
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E = Examples, Evidence,
Explanation or Elaboration and
Ending
Provide examples, evidence, explanation, or
elaboration from the text/your mind to support
your answer.
Typical Answer: Students usually leave this part
out! 
Answer: The wolf in the story The Three
Little Pigs is anything but nice. In fact, he is
best described as aggressive and mean
because he kept trying to eat the three
innocent pigs. For example, he chased them
from house to house and made them run for
their lives. He also destroyed two of the pigs’
homes in the process. That wolf has a lot to
learn about being nice.
Back to our question…
Consider this quote: “Working hard is as
important for adults as it is for young people.” Do
you agree or disagree with this statement?
On your own, develop a RARE response.
All finished?
• Compare your revised, RARE
answer to the answer you gave for
the warm-up. Does your new
answer sound smarter?
Congratulations!