E.  Kissner  2011  

  Looking at Written Responses

Incorrect Answer

Answer does not relate to the question

Answer shows misinterpretation of text

Correct Answer, inadequate development

Correct Answer, good development

Teach question attack strategies

Teach Question- Answer-Relationships

Teach active reading strategies

Teach students how to make inferences

Use discussion groups and student-generated questions to build confidence with talking about text

Answer  lacks  support  

Answer  uses  only  general  support  

Teach  scanning  strategies  to  locate  details  

Provide  response  frames  to  cue  students  to  add  support  

Rewrite to perfection

Sort  general  versus  specific  details  

Work  on  writing  style—using  transitions,  topic  sentences,  conclusions  

Experiment  with  alternate  forms  of  response