Transcript Short Constructed Response

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Restate
Take the question and make it a
statement.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
The chicken crossed the road
because . . .
Answer
Answer the question in the
same sentence you restate it.
The chicken crossed the road
because .she
. . needed to get to
the other side.
Cite
State where you got your answer
from in the text.
In the story it states that
the chicken was hungry, and
she saw a food truck across
the street.
Explain
Explain why it’s the right answer.
Therefore, the chicken had to cross
the road to get to the food source
which was across the street from
where she was standing.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
The chicken crossed the road because she
needed to get to the other side. In the story it
states that the chicken was hungry, and she
saw a food truck across the street. Therefore,
the chicken had to cross the road to get to the
food source which was across the street from
where she was standing.
1. Read the question carefully.
2. Restate the question as a statement.
3. Answer the question in the same sentence as
you restate it (use because).
4. Cite where in the text you got your answer.
5. Explain why it’s the right answer.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
The chicken crossed the road because she
needed to get to the other side. In the story it
states that the chicken was hungry, and she
saw a food truck across the street. This means
the chicken had to cross the road to get to the
food source which was across the street from
where she was standing.
Practice RACE
News has been spreading of lionfish, a maroon-and-white striped native of
the South Pacific that first showed up off the coast of southern Florida in
1985. Most likely, someone dumped a few out of a home fish tank. Since
then, the fish have swept up the Eastern seaboard and down to the
Bahamas, thanks to very high reproduction rates and no natural predators.
Lionfish can eat anything that fits into their mouth, even fish half their own
size. They eat important species, such as snapper and grouper. Since they
eat everything and nothing eats them, they are cleaning out all other species
of fish around them. Scientists worry that if nothing is done to keep lionfish
in check they will eventually be the only fish left on the Eastern seaboard.
Why are lionfish dangerous to the ecosystem?
A recent storm dumped more than 2 feet of rain on parts of southern
Louisiana. It caused widespread flooding that killed at least 11 people and
forced thousands to leave their homes. As usual, everyone is wondering
whether climate change is to blame.
Climate researchers and weather experts this week explained that no, the
storm was not "caused" by climate change. However, they said it is exactly
the sort of extreme weather that you would expect to see more of on a
warming planet.
"Climate change has already been shown to increase the amounts of rain
falling in the most intense events across many parts of the world,"
meteorologists Bob Henson and Jeff Masters wrote. They work for Weather
Underground, an Internet weather site. "Extreme rainfall events like this
week's Louisiana storm are expected (to) grow increasingly common in the
coming years," they said.
Should we be concerned about global warming
because of recent flooding in Louisiana?
Beth Mizell, a Louisiana lawmaker, tried to bring cursive
writing back in her state. She said she was sad to see
people graduate from college and still write like second
graders. Studies show that learning cursive makes
students think more deeply. It helps improve students'
ability to work with their hands. They say cursive helps
children learn how words work together. Studies also
show that cursive writing helps students with spelling,
reading, and writing their ideas.
Why should students learn to write in cursive?