Answering in complete sentences. HELP!

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Answering in complete sentences. HELP!

by Amy K.

Jan 27, 2009

Hello! How do you get your students to answer short answer question (or any question!!) in complete sentences?? I teach third graders. Its half-way through the year! I am thinking of tatooing "answer in complete sentences" across my forehead! Thanks for any input! Amy K.

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Lady J Thanks! I guess an easy way to explain it to kids is that if they restate the question, then they are more likely to understand what the question is asking. I'll start tomorrow with my oral answers such as "Yes, Mary, you may go to the restroom".

Jan 28, 2009

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4th Answering in complete sentences also helps a child to prepare a study guide for himself. I frequently assign questions that children need to know for a test. When the student looks in his notes and the answer to question #1 is "It has decreased.", that doesn't help a lot, even though he has written a complete sentence. When he restates the question...See More

Jan 29, 2009

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Margo I explicitly teacher this, and often I will guide them by asking the class "How would you use the question to start your answer?" I then write an appropriate reply at the front. I do this a few times so job their memories about how to write in full sentences when answering questions.

> Hello! How do you get your students to answer shor...See More

Jan 29, 2009

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social studies and a language arts teacher On 1/28/09, Lady J wrote: > It's late and my brain is foggy, but why do we get them to answer in > complete sentences?

Well said, Lady J. I think we really do this for the same reason we do many things in teaching - because it's always been done that way. I don't do it that way - I see it as a confusion of goals. I test writing throu...See More

Jan 29, 2009

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g/mo/3 I'm not sure if this was addressed in other posts but here's what I do: I encourage my students to answer ALL questions in complete sentences (not just written work). When answering orally, if a students begins to answer with "because..." or some other fragment, I redirect them and insist they either restate the question first or use a "Thinking St...See More