1. What is your favorite food?
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What is your favorite food?

2. Writing Responses using ABC format

3. What is ABC format?
What: A type of writing format that helps use details, evidence and examples to explain your reasons for an answer.
Why: Helps you prove your point and shows a stronger understanding of what you are talking about.
When: For now you will only use this format when asked but by the end of the year you will be using this format for most responses.

4. What does ABC stand for?
A = Answer
B = Back Up
C= Conclusion

5. A = Answer
For this step you will answer the question asked and then tell me why.
Answer + because
Question: What is your favorite food?
Bad Answer: Tacos!!!!!
Good Answer: My favorite food is tacos because they taste delicious.
Don’t give details in this sentence
Practice: What is your favorite food?

6. B = Back it up
For this step you will use specific evidence or examples to back up the answer your provided for A=Answer.
Question: What is your favorite food?
Bad Answer: Tacos!!!!! I love them.
Good Answer: My favorite food is tacos because they taste delicious. Tacos have a mix of many flavors from the spicy hot sauce, sour cream, seasoned meat and crunchy shells that add many flavors to create a delicious treat.
Practice: What is your favorite food?

7. C = Conclusion For the final step you write a concluding sentence.
Question: What is your favorite food?
Bad Answer: Tacos!!!!! I love them. That’s why I love tacos.
Good Answer: My favorite food is tacos because they taste delicious. Tacos have a mixture of many flavors from the spicy hot sauce, sour cream, and seasoned meat. You can even put different meats or fish in tacos to make them just the way you like.
Practice: What is your favorite food?

8. Good vs. Bad Question: What is your favorite food?
Bad Answer: Tacos!!!!! I love them. That’s why I love tacos.
Good Answer: My favorite food is tacos because they taste delicious. Tacos have a mixture of many flavors from the spicy hot sauce, sour cream, and seasoned meat. You can even put different meats or fish in tacos to make them just the way you like.