Practice 2 - Instruction:
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Read "Roberts wrestles
to bronze, now aiming for Olympics." Her
story is inspirational. Wouldn't it be exciting to watch her
wrestle her way to the gold in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
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Tips:
- Read the prompt you will be answering, so that there
is a place in your brain to file away ideas as you read!
- Read the article carefully while considering how
you might answer the prompt.
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Short Answer
Prompt:
Sally Roberts worked her way up from college
wrestling to a world competition where she won a bronze
award (3rd place). Why did this most likely happen? Include
two details from the news article in your answer.
Note: What key elements will be needed for a full two point answer?
Choose ONE of the following three options for writing your response.
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If Microsoft Word is available on your computer, this document allows you to type your answer, use spell check, save, copy/paste text, and/or print the page to turn in.
<< Click here to open a word form for your response. |
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This file can be printed, and allows you to use your best penmanship (yes, real writing instead of typing), and turn it in to your teacher.
<< Click here to open a .pdf file for your response. |
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If you are a student taking this class through IA, you will need to use this document for your response. Follow directions on your checklist to copy/paste into an e-mail.
<< Click here for the text. |
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You are the an expert at scoring short answer responses now.
Go ahead and score your own writing using this criteria:
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two point answer would show understanding of
what Sally did to reach the world competition, be written
in the student's own words and include two details from
the text.
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A
one point answer would show partial understanding
of what Sally did to reach the world competition, but might
not include two details from the text to support the inference.
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zero point answer might be, "I don't know."
Or it might include a statement that is not an inference.
This may help identify the key elements in your writing.
If you check all three yes
buttons, chances are you earned 2 points! Way to go.
If you didn't check all three yes
buttons, take a look at what was missing, and go back and
revise your answer until you can check all three yes
buttons!
When you are totally satisfied with your answer, print the
Word document with your answer and
score for your teacher.
You've worked hard! Let's try another short answer prompt.
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