Box It!!

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Box It!!

• Your ticket to passing the OAAand to answering
  any short or extended response question.

By Joe Fabian / Parma City Schools Modified by
Joshua Thornsberry / Lakewood City Schools
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WHAT DO GOOD OAA WRITERS DO?

1. They tear apart the question
2. They organize their response
3. They double check their work

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Step One

• How do I know what to do?

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Tear Apart The Question
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.But How DoI Tear It Apart?
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1. Read the question.

• Really read the questionthe whole thing!
  Twice! And then

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2. Circle the Points

• 2 Points I need to provide 2 answers.
• 4 Points I need to provide 4 answers.
• Knowing the points will help us pick the correct
  box.

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Circle Example
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3. Underline the Action Word or Words.

• Action words are the words in the question that
  tell us what action we need to perform.
• Either 1 or 2.
• They also help us to determine which box to pick
  by determining parts to the question.

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Underline Example
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Action Words

• You must know what the action words mean.
• If you define instead of describe you will lose
  credit!

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Find the Action Words!!

• Describe
• Explain
• Evaluate
• Determine
• Contrast
• Compare
• Support
• Justify
• Give reasons
• Analyze

• Show
• Draw
• Give examples
• Simplify
• Demonstrate
• Compute
• Construct
• State
• Identify

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When you are done it should look like this.and
you should know what the action words mean.
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The charts show some differences in the amount of
electricity produced by different methods in the
United States and in Ohio. Various constraints,
such as geographic, social or economic factors,
influence the method used for electricity producti
on in a region. In your Answer Document, choose
one method of electricity production used in
Ohio. Give two reasons or factors that support
using this method in Ohio, and give two reasons
or factors that can be used to argue against
using this method in Ohio. (4 points)
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Tearing it Apart Review

• Students now have read the question twice.
• Students now have identified how many
  points/answers they need to provide.
• Students now have identified and comprehend the
  action words or what they need to do with
  question.

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This is so easy..Whats Next?

• Now that we have successfully torn apart the
  question, we can move on to part 2.
• Part 2 involves organizing our thoughts to
  respond to the question.
• We use boxes to accomplish this task.

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We have 4 Boxes to Chose From
2 Point 1 Part
4 Point 1 Part
2 Point 2 Part
4 Point 2 Part
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4. Pick the Right Box

• Use the points you circled to determine if it is
  a 2-point or a 4-point question.
• Use the of action words you underlined to
  determine if it is a 1-part or a 2-part question.
• 1 action word 1 part
• 2 actions words 2 parts

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2 Point 2 Part
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5. Label your boxes.Top Verb or Verbs

• Predict

• Support

On the basis of Helen Kellers experiences by the
end of the passage, predict her attitude toward
her future lessons. Support your answer with
specific details. Write your answer in the
Answer Document. (2 points)
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5. Label your boxes.

• Identify

P E
Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political
and one economic. (2 points) If the question
gives you specific directions, you must use
specific labels. This way the grader knows which
answer is which.
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6. Write an answer summary in the box.

• Not a whole sentence, but enough to get credit.
• Think of the box as an outline.
• Action word determines length
• Identify short
• Analyze long
• Make sure you have each box filled in.

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6. Fill in Box Example.

• Identify

P E
Sectionalism
Tariff
Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political
and one economic. (2 points)
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Answer Outline Review

• Students have chosen a box to fit the question
  based on points and action words.
• Students have labeled the box, thus organizing
  their thoughts/response to the question thus
  making answer very grader friendly.
• Students have outlined their answer within the
  box.

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This is sooooo easy..whats next?

• Double Checking Our Work.

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7. Write the appropriate number of sentences.

• 2 Point 3 Sentences.
• 4 Point 5 Sentences.
• Topic Sentence 1 Sentence for each box.
• Topic Sentence restate the question.

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How to make sentences

• Sentences should be separated and labeled.not in
  a big paragraph.
• This makes it easier for grader to find answers.
• The topic sentence is just a rephrasing of the
  question.
• Sentences should go in order of boxes thats
  what the grader is expecting to see.
• It should sound simple.
• It is not a writing test.
• Beautiful poetry will only bury your answers.
• Do NOT combine boxes.

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7. Sentence Box Example.

• Identify

P E
Sectionalism
Tariff
Identify 2 causes of the Civil War, one political
and one economic. (2 points)
TS The Civil War had many causes. P A
political cause was sectionalism. E An economic
cause was tariffs.
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8. Check Off Box After Making Sentence for It

• This ensures that students go back and double
  check their work.
• No lost points for forgetting one part of the
  question.

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8. Check Mark Box Example.

• Identify

P E
Sectionalism
Tariff
Identify 2 causes of the Civil War one political
and one economic. (2 points)
TS The Civil War had many causes. P A
political cause was sectionalism. E An economic
cause was tariffs.
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Box It!

1. Read question twice.
2. Circle points.
3. Underline action word or words.
4. Pick correct box.
5. Label top and left side of box.
6. Write your answers summary in box.
7. Write correct number of sentences.
8. Check off your boxes after writing you sentences.