ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM SUPERVISORS

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Deconstructing the Constructed Response

Communication Arts

Constructed ResponseSample #1

Read the Prompt

Tell two ways spiders and insects are alike and two

ways they are different. Use information from the story

in your answer.

Verbs and Command WordsAction Verbs Definitions

analyzeclassifychoosecompare and contrastcompletecreatedescribeexplainfinishimaginejustifylabelpredictsummarizetelltitleuse

Verbs and Command WordsAction Verbs Definitions

analyzeclassifychoosecompare and contrastcompletecreatedescribeexplainfinishimaginejustifylabelpredictsummarizetelltitleuse

break apart, study the piecessort things or people into categoriesmake a deliberate decisionalike – differentfinishput togethertell abouttell howfill in the missing informationpaint of picture of something in your mindgive a reason(s)identify with a word or phrasemake a guesssum it up, tell main ideas in your own wordsgive informationdescription of the main ideaput into action

Verbs and Command Words

Verbs That Follow Who, What, When, Why, How or Which

doesiswaswillwill bewouldwould be

Circle the Verbs or Command Words

Tell two ways spiders and insects are alike and two

ways they are different. Use information from the story

in your answer.

Underline the what of the verb

Tell two ways spiders and insects are alike and two

ways they are different. Use information from the story

in your answer.

Box the Qualifier

Tell two ways spiders and insects are alike and two

ways they are different. Use information from the story

in your answer.

Communication Arts

Constructed ResponseSample #2

Read the Prompt

This story/passage is about airplanes. Imagine that

you have chosen airplanes as your topic for a report.

Other than airplanes, list three key words that you

would look up to help you with your report.

Circle the Verb

This story/passage is about airplanes. Imagine that you have chosen airplanes as your topic for a report. Other than airplanes, list three key words that you would look up to help you with your report.

Underline the What of the Verb

This story/passage is about airplanes. Imagine that you have chosen airplanes as your topic for a report. Other than airplanes, list three key words that you would look up to help you with your report.

Box the Qualifier

This story/passage is about airplanes. Imagine that you have chosen airplanes as your topic for a report. Other than airplanes, list three key words that you would look up to help you with your report.

Science Constructed ResponseWith Background Information

Grace's class measured the temperature outside four times a day for four days in a row. Their results are shown below.

Read the Prompt

Based on these data, choose two days that were most likely cloudy.Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

________________________________________________________________

Explain why you chose these two days and why you did not choose the other days. Use the data in the graphs and your science knowledge about weather in your answer._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Circle the Verbs or Command Words

Based on these data, choose two days that were most likely cloudy.Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

________________________________________________________________

Explain why you chose these two days and why you did not choose the other days. Use the data in the graphs and your science knowledge about weather in your answer.

3. Underline the “what” of the verbs/commands word or the important parts.

Based on these data, choose two days that were most likely cloudy.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

________________________________________________________________

Explain why you chose these two days and why you did not choose the

other days. Use the data in the graphs and your science knowledge about

weather in your answer.

Box the qualifiers for each verb/command.If there are no qualifiers, use at least 3.

Based on these data, choose two days that were most likely cloudy.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

________________________________________________________________

Explain why you chose these two days and why you did not choose the

other days. Use the data in the graphs and your science knowledge about

weather in your answer.

Mathematics

The table below shows the number of students who prefer 3 different pizza toppings.

Toppings Number of Students

Sausage 20

Mushrooms 50

Pepperoni 30

Create a circle graph that represents the information from the table. Be sure to give your graph a title, and label each section with correct pizza topping.

Your Turn

Within your group, follow the steps to deconstruct a constructed response.

Select a spokesperson to share your work.It is okay to agree or disagree, but support

your answer.