Constructed Response Writing

1. Constructed Response Writing Writing a successful constructed response

2. Concrete Details Facts, evidence, proof, quotes, specific examples Include: Transition word Lead-In Citation Commentary Your explanation or interpretation, support, opinion, analysis This shows that. . . Basics of Constructed Response:

3. Modeling CR Writing: • Prompt How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? • Brainstorm: Medusa story; Tanning Bed story

4. Three Parts of a Thesis Statement • Thesis Statement Part One: Essentials • Gives key information from the prompt (author, title, etc.) • How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? For this prompt, the essentials would be: traditional myth: Medusa modern myth: Tanning Bed

5. Three Parts of a Thesis Statement • Thesis Statement Part Two: Direction • States where the essay is going • Thesis Statement Part Three: Map • How the essay will get there

6. Thesis StatementEssentials + Direction + Map • Prompt How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? • Thesis Statement Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price.

7. Thesis StatementEssentials+ Direction + Map • Prompt How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? • Thesis Statement Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price.

8. Thesis StatementEssentials + Direction+ Map • Prompt How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? • Thesis Statement Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price.

9. Thesis StatementEssentials + Direction + Map • Prompt How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? • Thesis Statement Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price.

10. Constructed Response ParagraphGraphic Organizer:

11. Prompt:How do traditional myths and modern myth stories relate? Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price. For example, in the traditional myth “Medusa”, a beautiful young woman is always bragging about her appearance. This shows that she thinks only of herself and not of others. Furthermore, because of her vanity, the goddess Athena chooses to punish Medusa by turning her into a snake-headed monster. Obviously, Medusa’s vanity came at a price. Similarly, in the modern myth “Tanning Bed”, a young lady was anxious to look perfect for her wedding day and booked too many tanning appointments. This proves that she was too focused on her looks. In the end, she literally “cooks” her insides and dies. Even though she was proud of her looks on the day of her wedding, the cost was her life and the sadness it brought her husband. Although these two myths were told at different time periods, they relay the message that a person too proud of their looks can pay a heavy price.

12. Find it! Concrete Details (4) Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price. For example, in the traditional myth “Medusa”, a beautiful young woman is always bragging about her appearance. This shows that she thinks only of herself and not of others. Furthermore, because of her vanity, the goddess Athena chooses to punish Medusa by turning her into a snake-headed monster. Obviously, Medusa’s vanity came at a price. Similarly, in the modern myth “Tanning Bed”, a young lady was anxious to look perfect for her wedding day and booked too many tanning appointments. This proves that she was too focused on her looks. In the end, she literally “cooks” her insides and dies. Even though she was proud of her looks on the day of her wedding, the cost was her life and the sadness it brought her husband. Although these two myths were told at different time periods, they relay the message that a person too proud of their looks can pay a heavy price.

13. Commentary Sentences: Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price. For example, in the traditional myth “Medusa”, a beautiful young woman is always bragging about her appearance. This shows that she thinks only of herself and not of others. Furthermore, because of her vanity, the goddess Athena chooses to punish Medusa by turning her into a snake-headed monster. Obviously, Medusa’s vanity came at a price. Similarly, in the modern myth “Tanning Bed”, a young lady was anxious to look perfect for her wedding day and booked too many tanning appointments. This proves that she was too focused on her looks. In the end, she literally “cooks” her insides and dies. Even though she was proud of her looks on the day of her wedding, the cost was her life and the sadness it brought her husband. Although these two myths were told at different time periods, they relay the message that a person too proud of their looks can pay a heavy price.

14. Concluding Sentence: Both the traditional myth “Medusa” and the modern myth “Tanning Bed” share a common purpose: vanity and pride come at a price. For example, in the traditional myth “Medusa”, a beautiful young woman is always bragging about her appearance. This shows that she thinks only of herself and not of others. Furthermore, because of her vanity, the goddess Athena chooses to punish Medusa by turning her into a snake-headed monster. Obviously, Medusa’s vanity came at a price. Similarly, in the modern myth “Tanning Bed”, a young lady was anxious to look perfect for her wedding day and booked too many tanning appointments. This proves that she was too focused on her looks. In the end, she literally “cooks” her insides and dies. Even though she was proud of her looks on the day of her wedding, the cost was her life and the sadness it brought her husband. Although these two myths were told at different time periods, they relay the message that a person too proud of their looks can pay a heavy price.

15. Constructed Response Practice How is the theme “Be careful what you wish for” exemplified in the stories “The Midas Touch” and “The Monkey’s Paw” as well as in the film Liar, Liar? Use one example from each story to support your answer.