Transcript The Open-Ended Question

Pre-AICE OPEN ENDED
RESPONSE
SINGLE SELECTION
HOW TO ANSWER THE SHORT
ANSWER FOR A SINGLE SELECTION
Components of the Open-Ended
Response
Clear, reasonable
idea about
various aspects
of the text
analysis
Relevant text
evidence that
supports the idea
quotation
2
The Open-Ended Response . . .
Is scored on content
Unless the frequency and/or
severity of writing convention
errors causes clarity problems.
Write clearly and neatly. Your final answer
must be written in the box provided.
3
0
Insufficient
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This response is too vague to understand.
Or
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This response fails to give any textual
evidence. (Quote)
Or
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This response makes an interpretation not
found in the text.
Or
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This response is just a plot summary
Partially Sufficient:1
• This response only gives an answer.
Or
• This response only gives textual
evidence and fails to explain how
the quotation answers the
question.
Or
• There is no clear connection between
the answer and the evidence.
Sufficient: 2
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This response answers the
question and gives appropriate
evidence (Quote)
The connection between the answer
and the evidence (quotation) is clear.
Exemplary: 3
• Everything a “2” has, PLUS:
–Particularly insightful answer
–Embedded quotations
–Clear explanation as to how the
quotations prove the answer
Sample: Answer Sheet
Now… YOU BE THE JUDGE.
• We’ll take a look at responses from real
students who took the 9th grade
Benchmark last year.
• Their responses were scored by “official”
graders.
• Let’s see if we can score these on our
own…Get your score cards ready!
Literary Selection: single excerpt from the play of the
novel: Anne of Green Gables
• In the excerpt from Anne of Green Gables, do
you think the stage directions enhance your
understanding of the scene? Explain your
answer and support it with evidence from the
selection.
How do I answer this?
With A.C.E., that’s how!
• To answer the question completely you must
include 3 things:
• Answer: Write your response in a clear
complete sentence in the box provided.
• Citation: Write a direct quotation from
the story that proves your response is
correct.
• Explanation : Write an explanation
about how the citation (quotation from
the text) proves your response is
correct.
Stage directions from the dramatic adaptation of the novel:
Anne of Green Gables
• 1 [Avonlea Station. A small figure, a child
sits on a battered suitcase. The child
wears a too-large overcoat and a cap
covering its head. We can see only the
child’s back as the lights come up. The
child wraps the coat more tightly around
itself and turns toward us for the first time:
She is a girl, a simple tattered dress under
her coat. The stationmaster comes to pick
up a mailbag and notices the girl. ]
What grade (1-3) should this short answer get?
The stage directions definitely help to get an image of
the scene in the play. In a short story or novel, authors use
words to describe the setting that the characters are in
which helps to paint a visual image in the reader’s mind.
Descriptions like “a small figure, a child, sits on a battered
suitcase” and directions as to who a character is turned
talking to like “to Anne” help the reader see what is
happening, just like descriptions in a novel or short story.
The reader can see the play being acted out in their minds
which helps them to understand the scenes better and
connect with the characters just by reading.
Here’s the ACE: Answer, Citation, Explanation – red is the
answer, green is the citation (quotation), and blue is the
explanation about how the quotation proves that answer is
true.
The stage directions definitely help to get an image of the
scene in the play. In a short story or novel, authors use words to
describe the setting that the characters are in which helps to
paint a visual image in the reader’s mind. Descriptions like “a small
figure, a child, sits on a battered suitcase” and directions as to
who a character is turned talking to like “to Anne”” help the reader
see what is happening, just like descriptions in a novel or short
story. The reader can see the play being acted out in their
minds which helps them to understand the scenes better and
connect with the characters just by reading.
Score Point: 3 -Exemplary
• The student offers the thoughtful idea that
stage directions enhance a reader’s images of
the scene in the play. Specific synopsis and
direct quotations are combined to strongly
support the idea, making this an exemplary
response. The idea is perceptive and text
evidence is specific and well chosen.
The next response:
In “Anne of Green Gables” I believe the stage directions
enhance the understanding of the scene. Some evidence to prove
it is all of the first paragraph. It enhances the understanding of
the scene by introducing the main character, setting the scene,
and setting the mood. Without the stage directions it’s all
confusing. Some more text evidence is all of paragraph 8. It
enhances the scene by introducing a man who is to adopt Anne
and what his character is like. In conclusion I believe the stage
directions enhance the scene because without them it’s very
confusing.
Score Point: 2- Sufficient
• The student presents a reasonable idea and
supports it with quotations of relevant text,
making this a sufficient response.
*Now can you see why it got
a 2?
In “Anne of Green Gables” I believe the stage directions
enhance the understanding of the scene. Some evidence to
prove it is all of the first paragraph. It enhances the
understanding of the scene by introducing the main
character, setting the scene, and setting the mood. Without
the stage directions it’s all confusing. Some more text
evidence is all of paragraph 8. It enhances the scene by
introducing a man who is to adopt Anne and what his
character is like. In conclusion I believe the stage directions
enhance the scene because without them it’s very confusing.
Here’s the next response:
The stage directions help a lot because
the reader can create more realistic pictures
in their head about what is going on.
When “Anne clutches her bag. She is
terrified,” shows Anne is scared without
Anne having to say it.
What did you think this
deserves?
The stage directions help a lot because
the reader can create more realistic pictures
in their head about what is going on.
When “Anne clutches her bag. She is
terrified,” shows Anne is scared without
Anne having to say it.
Score Point- 1- Partially Sufficient
• In this response, the student writes in first
person.
• There is no direct text evidence – only
summary. If the writer had quoted from the
stage directions, their response would have
been scored higher if the connection between
the text evidence and answer was closely
linked.
Here’s the next response:
It lets me know that she’s waiting for
something or someone and that she might be
unfortunate.
Score Point: 0- Insufficient
• This student offers an idea (that she’s waiting
for something or someone ) that only
summarizes part of the stage directions; the
response does not address whether stage
directions enhance the play. There is no
quotation to be used as evidence either.
Now let’s look at three exemplars (examples that
establish a certain standard) for ‘Open Window.’
Here is the question:
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What makes it possible for
Vera to fool Nuttle?”
Exemplar for a score of 3
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Nuttle’s bad nerves combined with Vera’s cleverness and ability to
quickly create a lie make it possible for Vera to fool Nuttle. For example, in
the beginning, we read that Nuttle doubts that his visiting various people
will help, “…the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing.”
Then, sensing that his mental balance is not that good, we read Vera ask
Nuttle, “Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” When he
answers that he doesn’t, she sees an opportunity to ‘mess with him’ and
set up a lie. If Nuttle’s nerves had been better, he might have seen that he
was being fooled. But because he was at the Sappleton’s to calm his
nerves, he didn’t see the lie. Vera’s cleverness is illustrated as she asks
him the right questions to get away with her lie, and her cleverness fools
him because she can anticipate his reaction to seeing the group returning
from their hunt.
What did this person do to deserve
his grade?
• This person:
• 1. ANSWERS THE QUESTION
• 2. CITES THE TEXT BY PROVIDING QUOTATIONS
• 3. EXPLAINS HOW THE QUOTATION PROVES THE
ANSWER
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Also, this person writes small enough so that they can pack the short answer with
information. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TEN LINES!
HERE’S A SCORE OF 2:
• Vera can fool Nuttle because she knows he’s a
stranger to their town and she knows he’s kind of
nuts. We know that Nuttle is there to get a,
‘…nerve cure.’ When he comes to visit, she asks
him, “Do you know many of the people round
here?” After that she decides that she can fool
him because he’s new to the area and not too
smart. So she makes up a story about how her
uncle and cousin died on a hunting trip and is
able to fool him because of his mental condition
and because of him being new to that town.
Why did this get a 2? It used a quote
and the A.C.E. format for answering
questions!
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The vocabulary wasn’t as advanced. The
quotes were not as focused as the ‘3’ answer.
The explanation was more superficial. What
other reasons can you see? The answer is
sufficient, however!
• Simply, there was not as much elaboration
and development as the ‘3,’ but the writer did
everything she was supposed to do.
Here’s a 1. Why do you think it got a
1?
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Vera fools Nuttle because he’s not too
smart, and she is. She asks him if he
knows anyone around there. When he
says no, she decides to tell him a big lie
because she likes to lie and he’s got bad
nerves. So she knows her uncle is
hunting and will come in the door soon.
That way she thinks he’ll leave and not
stay there.
Can you see why it got a 1?
• The answer doesn’t really follow the A.C.E.
format, does it?
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Is there a quotation?
How is the development? Is it detailed?
How is the vocabulary?
Is the explanation sufficient?
What kind of short answer gets a
0?
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Vera fools Nuttle cuz he’s not too smart and
she’s a liar. She likes to lie and he’s got bad
nerves and believes her.
Where do I begin with a short answer?
• Prewriting:
1. Look at the question
2. Figure out the ‘I say.’ Answer the question in
your own words.
3. Figure out the ‘It says.” Quote the text to
support your answer and explain the
connection.
4. Then turn that prewriting into a wellconstructed 10 line paragraph.
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