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WRITING PROMPTS
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONS
RESEARCH SIMULATION TASKS
ESSAY RESPONSES
READING STRATEGIES
1. PARTS
2. VERB-WHAT
PARTS OF A PROMPT:
• Tells you where to get the information to help you respond to
the prompt.
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A PARTICULAR STORY, DOCUMENT
A PARTICULAR SECTION OF A STORY, DOCUMENT
NOTES ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC
A CHART, GRAPH, MAP, OR PICTURE
LIFE EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
PARTS OF A PROMPT:
• Asks you a question or instructs you to complete a specific
task in your response. Examples:
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Compare/contrast two characters.
Explain how something works.
Explain why a character acts the way he/she does.
Identify the location and meaning of information in a document.
Give your opinion on a topic.
PARTS OF A PROMPT:
• Tells you the format or mode your response should take.
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ESSAY
LETTER
PARAGRAPH
STORY
SHORT ANSWER
PARTS OF A PROMPT:
• Tells you what your response should include:
• DETAILED SUPPORT FROM THE STORY/DOCUMENT
• INSIGHT – A CONNECTION WITH THE INFORMATION – TEXT TO
TEXT, TEXT TO SELF, TEXT TO WORLD
Create a tri-fold poster and oral
presentation about a 2-year
community college of your choice. Your
poster and presentation should inform
a potential student about the offerings
of the college – extra-curricular,
academic and financial. Make sure you
include specific details about the
college offerings.
Create a tri-fold poster and oral
presentation about a 2-year
community college of your choice.
Your poster and presentation
should inform a potential student
about the offerings of the college –
extra-curricular, academic and
financial aid. Make sure you
include specific details about the
college offerings.
VERB-WHAT
• Another strategy you should use in addition to the “parts” of
the prompt strategy is the “verb-what” strategy. List all of the
verbs in the prompt that give you a direction in the left-hand
column. List all of the “whats” in the right hand column. The
“what” is the task the verb is commanding you to do. Let’s try
it with the prompt.
VERB-WHAT STRATEGY
VERB
WHAT
VERB-WHAT STRATEGY
VERB
WHAT
Create
a tri-fold poster and oral
presentation
Inform
a potential student about the
offerings of the college – extracurricular, academic and financial
aid
Include
specific details