R.S.S.Efor Open-Ended

Responses

What is an open-ended response?

• A short response to a reading passage

• The first bullet is usually “close to the text” to apply what you know

• The second bullet is usually “beyond the text” to extend what you know

• Textual examples are essential

• Write one paragraph per bullet point

R.S.S.E.

= RESTATE the question

= SUPPORT using the TEXT (steal from the text, but be sure to put it in quotes) – In the text, the author states, “…”

= SUPPORT in YOUR WORDS– This means…

= EXTEND/CONNECT (to another book/movie, the world, or your life) – This reminds me of…

REMEMBER…

• Each question or bullet gets R.S.S

• If there is more than 1 question, you only have to Extend (E) to one

question!