We're learning to answer open-ended questions with clear answers; thorough, logical explanations; and evidence drawn directly from the text.
Things to Know About This
1. Read the open-ended question first, always. It can be very difficult to find a quotation if you aren't looking for it when you are being time. If you have the question in you mind, you can just take note of the paragraph when you find the answer.
2. Quotation beats summary and paraphrase, but better a good paraphrasing than a bad quotation.
3. Never use a quotation to stand alone as a sentence in your answer. Write what you are proving with the quotation in the first half and then use the quotation.
Example: The reader can tell that the narrator suffers from delusional beliefs very early in the story when he claims that he "can hear all things in Heaven, indeed many things in hell."
4. A well-written open-ended question should focus pretty directly on the central idea. At the end of the second paragraph, it's a good idea to state the WHY part of this.
Example: It just goes to show that people are happiest in life when they value people and experiences and not possessions.
The Text
We're exploring what parents and children owe each other and how they should treat each other. Here's a reading that explores this idea from a scientific perspective.
The reading addresses a research project examining a connection between the behavior of parents and that of their children.
- According to the text, in what way were the parents shown to affect their children's behavior?
- What can parents do to help make sure that their children do not act aggressively?
Assessment
Same as yesterday, see the blog post for that one.
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