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• LIVE Zoom,Thur. 5/14 - Constructed Response - A Step by Step Approach (Gr 2-8)

  • When
    14 May 2026
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Classroom - Central Time

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  WHO: Teachers, Grades 2-8

  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:  

  • Create both Short and Extended Constructed Response by applying specific skills to tasks that require students to identify and cite evidence from text
    

  • Review foundational skills for application to Constructed Response: analyze and annotate source text, deconstruct the task

  • Model the step by step process for both Short and Extended Constructed Response using source texts

  • Create an effective response using specific tools and strategies such as paraphrasing and citing evidence from the source text

  • Develop Key Comprehension Questions for use with a variety of source text - reading adoptions, stories, articles, science and/or social studies text

  • Utilize the Framing Questions for literary analysis

  • Evaluate responses using rubrics to target areas of weakness for focused instruction

  Required prerequisite: Background in Empowering Writers Informational/Expository 6 hour training recommended.

  
  

  How the day breaks out:

  Part 1: Focus on Short Constructed Response

  • Review foundational skills

  • Introduce and practice the Step by Step Process for Short Constructed Response

  • Model paraphrasing and citing evidence using source texts

  • Examine how to use the Detail Generating Questions to improve the response

  • Develop Key Comprehension Questions

  • Introduce and Model Literary Analysis

  • Evaluate a response using the Short Constructed Response Rubric to determine strengths and weaknesses

  Part 2: Focus on Extended Constructed Response

  • Compare each Step by Step Process to identify new learning

  • Practice the Step by Step Process for Extended Constructed Response using a single source text

  • Take it to the Next Level - Model and practice the Step by Step Process for Extended Constructed Response using multiple source texts

  • Evaluate a variety of prompts/tasks to determine how to approach them

  • Highlight inferential and evaluative thinking in response tasks

  WHAT YOU GET:

  • 6 hours of Constructed Response instruction (taught by Master Educators)
    
  • Certificate of Attendance for 6-hours of Professional Development
  • Online Access to the Recording of this Live Zoom Workshop: 7-days of online access available following your attendance to this LIVE Zoom workshop.

  • Register Today to hold your spot!  Whether paying by credit card now, or using a check/PO for payment later, you can be sure your seat is secure now, so that you won’t miss this valuable training to enhance your writing instruction.  (Note registration window closes approximately 24 hours prior to the training time)

  • Print guides are available for purchase in our Bookstore.

  
  

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