“Make a short front and back two page worksheet for students to use to evaluate their previously written ECRs use this for reference but please make it shorter to fit onto a page front and back 🕵🏽‍♀️ ECR DETECTIVE COLOR-CODE & REVISE PASSPORT Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ___________________ 🎯 YOUR MISSION Today you are going to investigate your own ECR from last week. At each station: 1. FIND IT → 2. HIGHLIGHT IT → 3. CHECK IT → 4. IMPROVE IT 🎨 YOUR ECR COLOR CODE 🟢 GREEN = ANSWER 🟠 ORANGE = EVIDENCE #1 & #2 🔵 BLUE = EXPLANATION #1 & #2 🟣 PURPLE = TRANSITIONS / CONNECTIONS A STRONG ECR: 🟢 ANSWER → 🟠 EVIDENCE 1 → 🔵 EXPLANATION 1 → 🟠 EVIDENCE 2 → 🔵 EXPLANATION 2 → 🟣 CONNECTION ⸻ 🟢 STATION 1 — FIND YOUR ANSWER YOUR JOB: Go back to your ECR from last week. 🖍️ HIGHLIGHT YOUR ANSWER GREEN Find the sentence where you answer the question and highlight it green. ✏️ COPY YOUR ORIGINAL ANSWER ⸻ ⸻ 🔍 CHECK YOUR ANSWER Does my answer… ☐ Directly answer the question? ☐ Answer all parts of the question? ☐ Clearly state my idea? ☐ Make sense by itself? ⭐ MY RATING 1 — Needs Work | 2 — Almost There | 3 — Strong | 4 — Excellent My rating: ______ ✏️ MAKE IT STRONGER Rewrite your answer so it clearly and completely answers the question. MY IMPROVED ANSWER: ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ 🟠 STATION 2 — FIND YOUR EVIDENCE YOUR JOB: Find the TWO pieces of textual evidence you used in your ECR. 🖍️ HIGHLIGHT BOTH PIECES OF EVIDENCE ORANGE Look for the evidence that supports your answer. 🟠 EVIDENCE #1 My Original Evidence: ⸻ ⸻ 🔍 CHECK IT ☐ It comes from the text. ☐ It supports my answer. ☐ It is relevant to the question. ☐ I introduced it clearly. KEEP OR IMPROVE? ☐ KEEP — My evidence is strong. ☐ IMPROVE — I need stronger or more relevant evidence. My Improved Evidence #1: ⸻ ⸻ 🟠 EVIDENCE #2 My Original Evidence: ⸻ ⸻ 🔍 CHECK IT ☐ It comes from the text. ☐ It supports my answer. ☐ It is relevant to the question. ☐ I introduced it clearly. KEEP OR IMPROVE? ☐ KEEP — My evidence is strong. ☐ IMPROVE — I need stronger or more relevant evidence. My Improved Evidence #2: ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ 🔵 STATION 3 — FIND YOUR EXPLANATIONS YOUR JOB: Find the TWO explanations in your ECR. Remember: Evidence tells me WHAT the text says. Explanation tells me HOW or WHY it proves my answer. 🖍️ HIGHLIGHT BOTH EXPLANATIONS BLUE 🔵 EXPLANATION #1 My Original Explanation: ⸻ ⸻ 🧠 ASK YOURSELF: SO WHAT? How does Evidence #1 prove my answer? ⸻ ✏️ MY IMPROVED EXPLANATION #1: ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ 🔵 EXPLANATION #2 My Original Explanation: ⸻ ⸻ 🧠 ASK YOURSELF: SO WHAT? How does Evidence #2 prove my answer? ⸻ ✏️ MY IMPROVED EXPLANATION #2: ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ 🟣 STATION 4 — FIND YOUR CONNECTIONS YOUR JOB: Look at how your ideas connect and flow together. 🖍️ HIGHLIGHT YOUR TRANSITIONS & CONNECTIONS PURPLE Circle or highlight words/phrases that connect your ideas. 🔍 CHECK YOUR FLOW ☐ I use transitions. ☐ My ideas are in a logical order. ☐ My evidence connects to my answer. ☐ My explanations connect to my evidence. ☐ My writing flows smoothly. ☐ I stay focused on the question. 🚨 FIND YOUR WEAKEST CONNECTION The part of my ECR that needs the most work is: ☐ Answer → Evidence #1 ☐ Evidence #1 → Explanation #1 ☐ Explanation #1 → Evidence #2 ☐ Evidence #2 → Explanation #2 ☐ Explanation #2 → Final Connection My Original Transition/Connection: ⸻ ⸻ ✏️ MAKE IT STRONGER Rewrite the connection using a stronger transition or clearer connection. ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ 🏆 FINAL ECR CHALLENGE Now look at everything you discovered. 🎨 CAN YOU SEE ALL THE COLORS? 🟢 Answer 🟠 Evidence #1 🔵 Explanation #1 🟠 Evidence #2 🔵 Explanation #2 🟣 Transitions/Connections 🚨 WHAT WAS YOUR WEAKEST PART? ☐ 🟢 Answer ☐ 🟠 Evidence #1 ☐ 🔵 Explanation #1 ☐ 🟠 Evidence #2 ☐ 🔵 Explanation #2 ☐ 🟣 Connection/Transitions WHY? ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ✏️ REWRITE YOUR ECR Now write your strongest version of your ECR. BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, CHECK: ☐ 🟢 I answered the question. ☐ 🟠 I included Evidence #1. ☐ 🔵 I explained Evidence #1. ☐ 🟠 I included Evidence #2. ☐ 🔵 I explained Evidence #2. ☐ 🟣 I used transitions and connected my ideas. ☐ I stayed focused on the question. MY REVISED ECR: ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⸻ ⭐ EXIT REFLECTION One thing I improved today: ⸻ One thing I need to remember for my next ECR: ⸻”