Short answer strategy notes

1. Step
1
Restate
the
question
and
turn
it
into
a
statement
Step
2
Add
your
answer
and
make
sure
that
it
is
in
a
complete
sentence!
*BANISH
THE
LETTER
“I.”
No
“I
think,”
“I
believe,”
“I
feel,”
etc.
Use
formal
language.
Step
3
Cite!
Use
a
quote
to
back
up
your
answer.
You
have
to
prove
what
you
are
talking
about
by
using
evidence
from
the
text.
-­‐
Put
quotation
marks
around
your
evidence
-­‐
Introduce
your
quote
somehow
-­‐Make
sure
the
quote/evidence
matches
you
put
down
for
an
answer
-­‐
No
quote,
NO
PASS!!!!!
Step
4
Expand/Enlighten/
Enrich/Explain
/
Extra—Answer
“so
what?”
What
does
it
mean?
Analyze
your
answer
and
quote.
Show
the
reader
that
you
understand
the
text
in
a
meaningful
way.
Why
should
your
reader
care
what
you
have
just
talked
about?
DO
NOT!!!!
Just
repeat
what
you’ve
already
said.
WE
CAN
READ
YOUR
QUOTE.
Be
careful
that
you
don’t
introduce
new
ideas.
Stick
to
topic.
You
only
have
10
lines.
(Fifteen
if
you
are
using
regular
college-­‐ruled
paper.)
Brackets
[
]
–
Used
to
show
words
in
a
quote
that
weren’t
the
speaker’s
original
words.
Can
be
used
to
make
a
comment,
to
correct
an
error,
or
to
fill
in
a
missing
or
changed
word.
Ellipsis
…
Shows
that
WORDS
HAVE
BEEN
LEFT
OUT
OF
A
QUOTATION
Things
I
need
to
score
a
minimum
passing
grade
on
an
ACE
question
Yes
No
Did
I
answer
the
question
in
a
complete
sentence?
Does
the
answer
make
sense?
Did
I
use
a
quote?
Did
I
introduce
my
quote
somehow?
Does
my
quote
match
my
answer?
Did
I
somehow
EXPLAIN
or
analyze
my
quote
and
answer
WITHOUT
just
repeating
myself?
Did
I
use
formal
language
throughout
my
answer?
Is
my
answer
15
lines
or
less?
Does
my
answer
overall
flow
and
make
sense?