TAKS Short AnswerTAKS Short Answer

Crossover ResponseCrossover Response

Review of APEReview of APE

A stands for answer the question.A stands for answer the question.

Before we answer the question, we Before we answer the question, we must RESTATE the question that is must RESTATE the question that is asked…asked…

For example, How did Jackie Robinson For example, How did Jackie Robinson demonstrate the trait of perseverance?demonstrate the trait of perseverance?

Restate the questionRestate the question

To restate the question we use the same To restate the question we use the same words in the question to form a words in the question to form a sentence.sentence.

Example: How did Jackie Robinson Example: How did Jackie Robinson demonstrate the trait of perseverance?demonstrate the trait of perseverance?

Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of perseverance by…of perseverance by…

AnswerAnswer

After restating- we must add our After restating- we must add our answer.answer.

Jackie Robinson demonstrated the Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of perseverance by not quitting trait of perseverance by not quitting the baseball team despite the the baseball team despite the discrimination he faced.discrimination he faced.

PROVEPROVE

After we answer the question, we After we answer the question, we must PROVE our answer by finding a must PROVE our answer by finding a DIRECT SENTENCE from the story to DIRECT SENTENCE from the story to show support.show support.

You MUST put quotation marks You MUST put quotation marks around your proof because you are around your proof because you are borrowing words from the author borrowing words from the author that are not your own.that are not your own.

PROVEPROVE

Jackie Robinson demonstrated the Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of perseverance by not quitting trait of perseverance by not quitting the baseball team despite the the baseball team despite the discrimination he faced.discrimination he faced.

““At every game he had to put up with At every game he had to put up with abuse from the stands.” “But abuse from the stands.” “But something inside him would not let something inside him would not let him give up.”him give up.”

ExplainExplain

Explaining your answer is a SIMPLE and Explaining your answer is a SIMPLE and DIRECT ONE sentence conclusion to your DIRECT ONE sentence conclusion to your answer.answer.

Do NOT introduce any new information Do NOT introduce any new information in your conclusion statement.in your conclusion statement.

Do not make your explanation more Do not make your explanation more than one sentence!than one sentence!

Keep it simple! Stay on the main topic!Keep it simple! Stay on the main topic!

ExplanationExplanation

Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of perseverance by not quitting the baseball perseverance by not quitting the baseball team despite the discrimination he faced.team despite the discrimination he faced.

““At every game he had to put up with At every game he had to put up with abuse from the stands.” “But something abuse from the stands.” “But something inside him would not let him give up.”inside him would not let him give up.”

This shows that Jackie Robinson showed This shows that Jackie Robinson showed perseverance by not giving up.perseverance by not giving up.

CROSSOVERCROSSOVER

There will be one question on your There will be one question on your test that will ask one question about test that will ask one question about BOTH stories, this is called a BOTH stories, this is called a crossover question.crossover question.

Crossover questions will still use APE, Crossover questions will still use APE, just in a different way.just in a different way.

Crossover lay outCrossover lay out

Answer- story 1Answer- story 1 Prove- story 1Prove- story 1 Answer- story 2Answer- story 2 Prove – story 2Prove – story 2 Explain- tie both story one and story Explain- tie both story one and story

2 together.2 together.

TIPS for crossoverTIPS for crossover

Focus on ONE story at a time….Focus on ONE story at a time…. Answer the question for each story Answer the question for each story

individually…individually… Provide ONE explanation sentence at Provide ONE explanation sentence at

the END that ties BOTH answers the END that ties BOTH answers together.together.

Lets practice…Lets practice…

How did both Hans and Sophie Scholl How did both Hans and Sophie Scholl and Miep Gies stand up for what they and Miep Gies stand up for what they believed in?believed in?

Answer Story 1- Hans and Answer Story 1- Hans and SophieSophie

Restate and Answer the question…Restate and Answer the question…

Hans and Sophie Scholl stood up for Hans and Sophie Scholl stood up for what they believed in by forming the what they believed in by forming the White Rose freedom organization White Rose freedom organization and passing out leaflets that opposed and passing out leaflets that opposed Hitler.Hitler.

Prove Story 1- Hans and Prove Story 1- Hans and SophieSophie

Hans and Sophie Scholl stood up for what Hans and Sophie Scholl stood up for what they believed in by forming the White they believed in by forming the White Rose freedom organization and passing Rose freedom organization and passing out leaflets that opposed Hitler.out leaflets that opposed Hitler.

““Working with a few close friends, Hans Working with a few close friends, Hans and Sophie created the White Rose a and Sophie created the White Rose a secret resistance group.” “Despite the secret resistance group.” “Despite the great risk involved it was often Hans or great risk involved it was often Hans or Sophie who offered to carry the leaflets Sophie who offered to carry the leaflets into the city.”into the city.”

Story 2- Answer- Meip GiesStory 2- Answer- Meip Gies

Meip Gies stood up for what she Meip Gies stood up for what she believed in by hiding 7 Jews in the believed in by hiding 7 Jews in the attic above her place of work.attic above her place of work.

Story 2- Prove- Miep GiesStory 2- Prove- Miep Gies

Meip Gies stood up for what she Meip Gies stood up for what she believed in by hiding 7 Jews in the believed in by hiding 7 Jews in the attic above her place of work. attic above her place of work.

““Miep would really have to take care Miep would really have to take care of 7 people.” “Yet when Otto Frank of 7 people.” “Yet when Otto Frank turned to her for help, she never turned to her for help, she never hesitated, would she help, of hesitated, would she help, of course.”course.”

Explanation- both storiesExplanation- both stories

This shows how Hans and Sophie This shows how Hans and Sophie Scholl and Miep Gies stood up for Scholl and Miep Gies stood up for what they believed in during the time what they believed in during the time of the Holocaust.of the Holocaust.

Wrap-UpWrap-Up

For the crossover section make sure For the crossover section make sure to…to…

Focus on one story at a time.Focus on one story at a time. Answer and prove your answer for Answer and prove your answer for

each story.each story. Give ONE explanation to tie the Give ONE explanation to tie the

answers together. answers together. Keep it short, simple, to the point. Keep it short, simple, to the point.

Your turn to practice…Your turn to practice…

How did Miep Gies and Hans and How did Miep Gies and Hans and Sophie Scholl make a difference in the Sophie Scholl make a difference in the lives of others?lives of others?

Lay out your prewriting in the APE Lay out your prewriting in the APE format on your paper.format on your paper.

Write your final answer in the box Write your final answer in the box below!below!