Extended and Short Constructed Response (ECR & SCR) Writing Structures

Flashcards covering the specific sentence-by-sentence structures for Informational, Argumentative, and Paired Texts Extended Constructed Responses (ECR), as well as the RACE-based Short Constructed Response (SCR) format.

In an Informational ECR, Sentence 1 asks the writer to __________ and answer the question correctly.

Restate

In an Informational ECR, Sentence 2 requires the writer to list __________ reasons that support the answer.

$$2$$

According to the Informational ECR layout, Sentence 4 and Sentence 7 both involve the instruction: __________ Copy/Paste.

Cite Evidence

The final step (Sentence 10) of an Informational ECR is to paraphrase the __________ and answer again.

question

For an Argumentative ECR, Sentence 1 differs by asking the student to Restate and __________.

GIVE YOUR OPINION!!!!!

In an Argumentative ECR, Sentence 10 specifically asks the writer to paraphrase their __________ again.

opinion

In a Paired Texts ECR, Sentence 1 must answer how the texts are the __________.

same or different

In a Paired Texts ECR, Sentence 2 should provide one reason from __________.

each text

Sentence 3 of a Paired Texts ECR requires the writer to paraphrase the reason from the __________ text.

FIRST

Sentence 6 of a Paired Texts ECR requires the writer to paraphrase the reason from the __________ text.

SECOND

In the SCR (Any Genre) format, the "R" stands for __________ the question by turning it into a statement.

Restate

In the SCR format, the "C" stands for Cite a __________ from the text that proves your answer.

QUOTE

One of the provided transitions for Sentence 4 (Citing Evidence) is "In the article, it __________."

says

In an SCR, the "E" stands for __________ how the evidence you chose supports your answer.

Explain

A transition used for explaining why evidence is important is "This helps us __________ that…"

understand