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Writing Brief Constructed
Response
Steps to answer Brief
Constructed Response (BCR) questions.
Use
the BATS strategy
B
= Borrow from the question
A
= Answer the question
T
= Text support; Use text support to prove your answer. Make sure to
give reasons, examples
and/or details.
S
= So what?; What conclusions can you make? Can you make
any connections?
Answer
Stems for Giving Text Support
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According to the author, "....."
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According to the
text/story/article, "....."
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The author stated, "......"
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Evidence I located in the
text/story/article is .....
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The following two
stories/text/articles ___________ and ________ are similar/different
because....
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The author also stated "...."
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Additional text support is......
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The graphic support on page
_____ shows.....
Sentence
Stems to Extend/Connect
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This relates to me because....
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I support this because....
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This reminds me of a time
when.....
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After I read this
story/text/article, I felt ....... because.....
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A recommendation I would make
is.....
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