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Deconstruct the Question Review

Deconstruct the Question Review

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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CCSS
RI.2.1, L.4.1C, RI. 9-10.2

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Brandon DeLoach

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7 Slides • 11 Questions

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Deconstruct the Question Review

by Brandon DeLoach

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Practice identifying command words​

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​Command Words

​Command words are terms or phrases that indicate how you are expected to respond to a question.

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  • ​​Discuss

  • ​Assess

  • ​Evaluate

  • ​Explain

  • ​State

  • ​Summarize

  • ​Do you agree

  • ​Should/Can/Is

  • ​To what extent

  • ​Consider

  • ​How far

  • ​What/Why/Which

  • ​Analyze

  • ​In what ways

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Multiple Choice

To what extent can individuals today function effectively without modern conveniences such as the internet?

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can

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extent

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such as

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to what extent

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Multiple Choice

Evaluate the impact of one social activist, one scientist or one religious leader in your society.

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impact

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your society

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evaluate

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social activist

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Multiple Choice

What is more important for your society to spend its money on: education, research or technological progress?

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what

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your society

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spend

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or

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Multiple Select

How far do you agree that women enjoy the same rights as men in today's world?

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enjoy

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today's world

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how far

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do you agree

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Multiple Choice

Should computer education such as coding be compulsory in schools?

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such as

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should

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be

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in schools

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​Broad terms

Broad terms are any words or phrases in an essay question that can be broken down into specific subcategories or subtopics; these terms

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  • ​broaden the possibilities of the essay's scope

  • ​are usually the noun(s) and noun phrases in the question

  • ​describe the main issue or topic of the essay question

  • ​can be broken down into specific subcategories or subtopics

  • ​must be deconstructed and analyzed to produce an effective written response to the question which is specific and concise.

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Practice identifying broad terms in the following prompts​

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Multiple Select

BROAD TERM?

To what extent can individuals today function effectively without modern conveniences such as the internet?

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to what extent

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individuals

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function

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modern conveniences

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today

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Multiple Select

BROAD TERM?

Evaluate the impact of one social activist, one scientist or one religious leader in your society.

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impact

2

your society

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evaluate

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social activist

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religious leader

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Multiple Select

BROAD TERM?

What is more important for your society to spend its money on: education, research or technological progress?

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what

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education

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spend

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technological progress

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your society

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Multiple Select

BROAD TERM?

How far do you agree that women enjoy the same rights as men in today's world?

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women

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today's world

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how far

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men

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rights

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Multiple Select

BROAD TERM?

Should computer education such as coding be compulsory in schools?

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such as

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should

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compulsory

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computer education

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schools

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​Determine the main issue or topic of the question

​Deconstructing the essay prompt helps you generate ideas to use in your response to the question. Broad terms reveal the main issue or topic of the question.

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By breaking down the broad term into subcategories or subtopics, you can produce a specific and targeted written communication that effectively responds to the essay question.

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Practice determining the topic next...​

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Multiple Select

What is theTOPIC?

To what extent can individuals today function effectively without modern conveniences such as the internet?

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to what extent

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individuals

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function

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modern conveniences

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today

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