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Open-ended Questions

Open-ended Questions. How to answer them effectively. First: Read the question carefully. Underline any important terms. For example: How does the conflic t in the story contribute to the theme ?. Before Writing. Decide what the answer is to the question. Make notes if necessary.

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Open-ended Questions

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  1. Open-ended Questions How to answer them effectively

  2. First: Read the question carefully. Underline any important terms. • For example: • How does the conflict in the story contribute to the theme? Before Writing

  3. Decide what the answer is to the question. Make notes if necessary. • Decide what events, description and quotes support your answer. Brainstorm and Think

  4. First sentence: Topic Sentence • This should include your thesis – the answer to the question. • It should also include the title, author and genre of the work you will discuss. • Example: • In the climax in the short story “Life of a Penguin” by Missy Viking, the battle between father and son develops the theme that true love can endure through disagreement and anger. Writing: Step 1

  5. ALWAYS be sure to put your title in the correct format. • Put book, play or movie titles in italics (or underline when handwriting). • Put poem and short story titles in quotation marks. REMINDER

  6. Next, decide on a quote to use that will clearly prove your answer. • Now, write a sentence that sets up the quote. The set up sentence should tell the context (what is happening at that point in the story), and, if the quote is dialogue, who is speaking. • Example: • When the walrus tries to break down their igloo home, Papa Penguin and Boy Penguin physically fight over what to do. Writing: Step 2

  7. Now insert your quote. • Remember: Your quote does not have to be from dialogue. • This sentence should start with your own words and incorporate the quote as if it is part of the same sentence. • Example: • The fight, though heated and vicious, ends with the father and son “embracing as though nothing had happened” (37). Writing: Step 3

  8. ALWAYS cite your source: • Put the page number in parenthesis at the END of the sentence containing the quote. • If you are only writing about one work and you have already mentioned the author’s name, you do not need the author’s name in the parentheses. • If you are discussing more than one work, you need the author’s last name in the parentheses before the page number. • Example: (Viking 37) • The period always goes after the parentheses. • Example: (Viking 37). REMINDER

  9. Now you must explain the quote. How does it prove your answer? • Example: • Throughout the story, Papa Penguin and Boy Penguin argue and battle, yet when the walrus tries to separate them they will not leave each other. Their love is demonstrated in their final embrace. Writing: Step 4

  10. Did you notice what verb tense was used in the example? • Yes – present tense. Literary analysis is ALWAYS in present tense. (Although do not change the verb tense of the quotes.) REMINDER

  11. Now you are ready to write your concluding sentence. This sentence is related to the thesis. It sums up and clarifies how your information answers the question. • Example: • Throughout “Life of a Penguin,” Papa and Boy cannot agree. Even when fighting the walrus, they will not work together. Yet when they have the chance to go their own ways, they refuse because their love is too strong. Writing: Step 5

  12. In the climax in the short story “Life of a Penguin” by Missy Viking, the battle between father and son develops the theme that true love can endure through disagreement and anger. When the walrus tries to break down their igloo home, Papa Penguin and Boy Penguin physically fight over what to do. The fight, though heated and vicious, ends with the father and son “embracing as though nothing had happened” (37). Throughout the story, Papa Penguin and Boy Penguin argue and battle, yet when the walrus tries to separate them they will not leave each other. Their love is demonstrated in their final embrace. Throughout “Life of a Penguin,” Papa and Boy cannot agree. Even when confronted by the walrus, they will not work together. Yet when they have the chance to go their own ways, they refuse because their love is too strongand has endured despite their anger. The Complete Answer

  13. No contractions • No slang • No first person, “I” (I think, I believe, etc.) • No second person “you” • No abbreviations Writing Rules

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