Short responses require students to read a prompt, answer it, cite evidence from the text to support the answer, and then elaborate on what was written. English teachers at the Middle School use a strategy called RACE to help students remember what to do. Scroll down to see:
A video explaining the RACE strategy
A document showing the components of RACE
A video elaborating on the sample short response
A sample short response using "All Summer in a Day"
A copy of "All Summer in a Day"
This video explains the RACE strategy for short response questions shows the parts of the RACE acronym.
RACE Strategy for Short Response questions
RACE
This video will take you through the sample short response for "All Summer in a Day" by showing you the answers for each section and elaborating on why this is an exemplar response. The document is posted below, as well as a copy of "All Summer in a Day" so you can refer to the actual text.