EOC 1 & 2 Short Answer Questions Review

How they are scored Score Point 0 (SP0) = Insufficient (No Good) Score Point 1 (SP1) = Partially Sufficient (Still pretty bad) Score Point 2 (SP2) = Sufficient (Good!) Score Point 3 (SP3) = Exemplary (Awesome!) How they are scored

Text Evidence…Absolutely necessary! It’s your Proof! Text evidence must be accurate and relevant (SP2) OR Text evidence must be specific and well- chosen (SP3) Text Evidence…Absolutely necessary! It’s your Proof!

BAD text Evidence  Only a general reference to the text Example: The person in the article was going to the store Example: Paragraph 17 said the audience was shocked. Notice how there is no actual quoting going on in the above examples. You text evidence must be copied exactly from the passage or poem and it MUST have quotation marks! BAD text Evidence 

Bad text evidence  Don’t Do It! Too partial to support the idea: you used too short of a quote Weakly linked to the idea: Your quote sort of relates to your answer…but not really Used inappropriately because it wrongly manipulates the meaning of the text: You took some text but changed the meaning by the way you used it in your answer Bad text evidence  Don’t Do It!

Short answer example 1 Prompt: In this 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. Short answer example 1

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 going to adopt Anne and what his character is like. In conclusion I believe the stage directions enhance the scene because without them it is very confusing. The First Answer

WHY? You decide What score do you give the first answer? and, more importantly, WHY? You decide

The real score The correct score is SP1 Idea is specific but evidence was only a general reference to the text The real score

Yes, it does enhance my understanding, it describes Anne to me Yes, it does enhance my understanding, it describes Anne to me. It lets me know that she is waiting for something or someone and she might be unfortunate. “The child wears a too large overcoat.” The second answer

WHY? You decide What score do you give the first answer? and, more importantly, WHY? You decide

The real score The correct score is SP1 Idea was specific but evidence was only weakly linked to the text. The real score

The stage directions help a lot because you can create better pictures in your head about what is going on. When the story says “Anne clutches her bag. She is terrified.” shows an is scared without Anne having to say it. The third answer

WHY? You decide What score do you give the first answer? and, more importantly, WHY? You decide

The real score The correct score is SP2 Idea was specific and text evidence was relevant and accurate. The real score

The stage directions most 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 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 definitely 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. The fourth answer

WHY? You decide What score do you give the first answer? and, more importantly, WHY? You decide

The real score The correct score is SP3 Idea was perceptive and text evidence was specific and well-chosen. The real score

The Idea behind your answer Answers must be reasonable, specific and go beyond just a literal reading of the text (SP2). OR Answers must be perceptive, coherent and discerning (SP3) The Idea behind your answer

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! …but first, a short video  Practice Time