#2975. ERASER Short Essay Response Strategy

Reading/Writing, level: Senior
Posted Mon Nov 17 09:39:44 PST 2003 by Tyler Walker (teachmo@hotmail.com).
TeachMO
Missouri
Concepts Taught: Responding to short essay questions

This is a pneumonic device I created to help my students respond for effectively on the MAP test, but they use it every time they respond to short answer questions all year long. It can also serve as a very concise scoring guide.

ERASER
Short Essay Response Strategy

Examine the question and the passage thoroughly.

Rephrase the question as part of your topic sentence.

Answer the question in the form of an Argument.

Tell "why." Use the key word "because."

Specific examples should be given.

Explain how the example is directly related to your argument.

Reread your answer and Revise.