Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education

Sponsored by Smekens Education

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Regardless of the state or national assessment, the three essential ingredients required in a constructed response are the same. This edWebinar will provide practical ways to help students craft constructed responses that coincide with state-test criteria by using the right mix of evidence, elaboration and explanation. Learn to teach students how to:

• State the answer or inference in a topic sentence that repeats key words from the question or prompt
• Introduce text evidence that blends the author’s words with the reader’s own sentence syntax
• Include elaboration and explanation to clarify the connection between answer and evidence

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 English language arts teachers, school and district leaders, and instructional coaches. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter

Kristina Smekens has built a reputation for using enthusiasm, humor, and common sense to equip K-12 educators with practical, demystifying strategies for teaching reading and writing. As President and Lead Consultant for Smekens Education, she is a leader in developing new strategies to help teachers meet the demands of today’s College- and Career-Ready Standards. She and her associates share those strategies with teachers across the United States and beyond through on-site professional development, virtual and in-person seminars, and an always-growing pool of print, digital, and video resources. Kristina has authored more than 50 books, guides, and classroom tools designed to help teachers implement best-practice literacy strategies. The Comprehension Playbook; Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades K-2; and Launching the Writer’s Workshop: Grades 3-12 are among the most popular titles.