Reading and Technology

Today students worked on answering a complex question about a text. We highlighted the key words in the question, we then defined those words: compare-to tell how something is alike; contrast-to tell how something is different; describe-tell about something.  We used scrap paper to record our thoughts/ideas about the question.  We used the ideas to form complete sentences to respond to the question(s). Our complete answers were typed into a document using Google Docs. This is a very tough process and requires many steps.  However, these are the kinds of questions that students are expected to independently answer about a text.  Our students must be able to answer questions in clear and complete sentences. 

You can help prepare your child with a little extra practice at home, when you ask a question, even a normal every day question do not allow your child to "ya" or "uh-huh" their way to an answer, instead ask them to answer you in  a complete sentence.