Writing Constructed Responses

Strategy to answer Consturcted Response Questions 

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

1. According to the author, "..."
2. According to the text/story/article, "...."
3. The author stated, "...."
4. Evidence I located in the text/story/article is...
5. The following two stories/text/articles  _____ and _____ are similar/different because...
6. The author also stated "...."
7. The graphic support on page  ___  shows...

Sentence Stems to Extend/Connect

1. This relates to me because...
2. I support this because...
3. This reminds me of a time when...
4. After I read this story/text/article, I felt...because...
5. A recommendation I would make is...