Short Answer Response Strategy

1. Restate part of the question in your answer.
2. State/Provide your answer.
3. Provide evidence from the text supporting your answer.
4. Wrap Up/Conclude answer.

Sample:
What is the weather like outside?
1. Restate: The weather is......
2. State/Provide answer: The weather is cold...
3. Provide evidence: The weather is cold because it is snowing....
4. Conclude: The weather is cold because it is snowing and it only snows when it is cold.

Your turn: Use the 4 part short answer strategy above to answer the question on the sheet of paper provided:

What kind of person was Malcolm X?