Open Response

A strategy for better writing

 The 8 Steps of Open Response
1. Read the prompt carefully.

2. Circle or underline key words.

3. Restate prompt as a thesis (leaving blanks).

4. Actively read the passage.

5. Take notes and map out your answer.

 The 10 Steps of Open Response
6. Complete your thesis.

7. Use your map to paragraph your response.

A. Use keywords from thesis in paragraphs

B. Restate thesis in concluding paragraph

8. Reread and edit your response.

Step 1: Read the prompt carefully.
Teaching students from poverty and trauma can
be a daunting task. Read through the materials by
Eric Jensen. Using evidence from the text, explain
your top three things for you to personally
remember that ALIS can improve on as we work
with students that come from both poverty and
trauma.
Step 2: Circle or underline key words.
Teaching students from poverty and trauma can be
a daunting task. Read through the materials by
Eric Jensen. Using evidence from the text, explain
your top three things for you to personally
remember that ALIS can improve on as we work
with students that come from both poverty and
trauma.
Step 3: Restate prompt as a thesis (leaving blanks)

Think, pair, share

Step 3 examples
Working with students in poverty and from trauma can be daunting because of
_____________________ and ___________________________. Eric Jensen offers many
strategies and things to remember when working with them as individuals and as a school
system including _____________________, ____________________________, and
______________________________.
Step 4: Actively read the passage. Active
Reading! Annotating Text
Step 5: Take notes and map out your answer
Step 6: Complete your thesis. Re-write and
reorganize if you need to.
Step 7: Use your map to paragraph your response.
Use keywords from thesis in the paragraphs.
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Restate thesis in concluding paragraph.
Step 8: Reread and edit your response.