OPEN ENDED RESPONSE WRITING

Teacher TRAINING PPT

Goals:
As a result of this training, faculty will be able to:
implement the writing literacy skills to write an open
response
model the seven steps for open-response writing for their
students (and colleagues)
instruct their students in the open response writing process
using guided practice and independent practice
apply the seven steps for open response writing to their
content area
assess their students writing using the NYS writing rubric

Teachers Mastery Learning Objective:

Teachers will be able to identify the elements of Open ended
response writing and implement this in to their classroom.
Criteria for Success
Follow the steps to active reading
Follow the steps to Open Ended responses

Steps to Teaching Open Ended Response Writing

1)Read the question (set a purpose).
2)Circle any key direction words in the question and
underline important information.
3)Restate the question (as a thesis statement).
4)Use active reading strategies to read the article.
5)Take notes to respond to the question using the active
reading strategies.
6)Write your response carefully using the Step Up to Writing
T Chart.
7)Reread and edit your response.

SAMPLE LESSON
TIME TO BE THE STUDENT!

Mastery Learning Objective:

After Reading Carnivorous Plants, you will write a 5 paragraph
essay identifying three reasons that explain why Carnivorous plants
are more resilient than other plants.
Criteria for Success:
Product
Restate the question into a thesis statement.
Use key words from the text.
Use transition words where appropriate.
Details to support your thesis statement.
5 paragraphs, (thesis statement, 3 paragraphs with details and
evidence, conclusion)
Process
Circle the direction words in the question.
Use active reading strategies.
Information is accurately recorded in the Step Up to Writing T-

Step 1:
Read the question carefully

Step 2:
Circle key direction verbs
For example, write, draw, explain, compare, show, copy
Underline important information
Often some information is in a question is irrelevant (not
important) to finding the answer.
According to the article Carnivorous Plants, they are
more resilient than other regular plants. Write three
reasons that explain why the plants are more resilient than
regular plants using details from the article to support your
response.

Step 3:
Restate the question (as a thesis/topic sentence).
Carnivorous plants are more resilient than regular plants.
Three reasons
are,__________________________,___________________,
and ____________________________.

Step 4:
Use Active Reading strategies to read the article.
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3.
4.
5.
6.

Read the question

Look at text features
Number paragraphs
Read article
Underline with a purpose
Paragraph shrinking/summarizing

Step 5:
Use the Step Up To Writing T Chart to organize the thesis
Statement, three key ideas with evidence or explanation
to. support those key ideas, and include a conclusion.

Step 6:
Write your response carefully using the information
recorded on the Step Up to Writing T Chart.
Paragraph 1 Thesis Statement(Green)
Paragraph 2- One Reason(Yellow)
followed by (3) Evidence (Red)
Paragraph 3- 2nd Reason (Yellow)
followed by (3) Evidence (Red)
Paragraph 4- 3rd Reason (Yellow)
followed by (3) Evidence (Red)
Paragraph 5- Concluding Sentence (Green) strategically
repeat key words from your topic

Step 7:
Reread and edit your response.
Utilize CUPS
Capitalization
Usage (sentence structure)
Punctuation
Spelling

ASSESSMENT
NYS rubric according to grade level.