RACERRACER How to answer questions!

Re-state the question Use words from the question to start your answer.

Question: What did the scarecrow want more than anything? Eliminate the question word and use the rest of the words to re-state the question. Get rid of words like: What, Where, Why, and How. The scarecrow wanted ….

Answer the question by adding specific details. The scarecrow wanted to be friends with the animals and birds he could see from his field.

Cite text evidence (quote)from the text with a stem. In this text it states…In paragraph ___, it states On page __ in the article it says, “____________” In the text when…In the passage….

The scarecrow wanted to be friends with the animals and birds he could see from his field. On the first page of the book it says, “More than anything, he wished that the animals and birds would be his friends.”

Explain how your evidence supports your answer with a stem: This evidence shows that…This supports… This evidence explains that…This further explains…

The scarecrow wanted to be friends with the animals and birds he could see from his field. On the first page of the book it says, “More than anything, he wished that the animals and birds would be his friends.” This evidence shows that the scarecrow was lonely and longed to be friends with the animals and birds.

Re-state Begin with a transition word and rephrase your opening for a wrap up sentence. Therefore… As you can see… For this reason…

The scarecrow wanted to be friends with the animals and birds he could see from his field. On the first page of the book it says, “More than anything, he wished that the animals and birds would be his friends.” This evidence shows that the scarecrow was lonely and longed to be friends with the animals and birds. As you can see, the scarecrow wanted the animals and birds to come play with him in his field and be his friends.

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