Open Response - Diagnosing Prompt

Question 1

characteristics of open response

Answer 1

• tasks us with discussing a specific concept, using longer works for our evidence
• we get to choose the novel or play we want to use
• contains three parts, two tasks
• intro
• task 1 - identify and analyze an idea, theme, or concept
• task 2 - explain how it connects to the work as a who.e (theme)

Question 2

diagnosing prompt

Answer 2

• annotate/separate the prompt so you can see how to organize your essay
• the best approach for organizing your essay: write separate paragraphs for each of the two tasks

Question 3

writing vocab

Answer 3

• claim: sometimes called a topic sentence, explains the main focus of a paragraph; it tells the reader the main point of the paragraph
• warrant: the logical connection between the claim and the data

Question 4

where should the second task be discussed

Answer 4

second body paragraph

Question 5

first task

Answer 5

first body paragraph