A five-minute video details what constructed responses are and offers several strategies for answering such questions proficiently. 

Concepts

responding to reading, answering questions, questions, short answer questions, document-based question, document-based questions

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Practice answering questions that require a constructed response after watching the video 
• As your class watches, pause, replay and clear up any confusion as needed
• Create a bulletin board that showcases the strategies featured in the video 

Classroom Considerations

• Recommended videos and user comments are visible when not played in full-screen 

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Information is typed as well as spoken 
• Bold font and color coding makes reading the screen easier 

Cons

• The narrator speaks at a very slow rate which may cause pupils to lose focus