I think I could save a lot of ink from my Pilot G2 pens if I bought a few rubber stamps. Every year, I find myself writing "Explain" and "Add Details" over and over and over and over again. Apparently, many kids want to get done with homework as fast as possible by writing as little as they can.
I always like to tell them they should give thorough answers so that if I don't know anything about the topic, I can learn about it from their answer.
A good way to help them get to this point is to discuss the questions with the student. For example, as a parent, you could read the question to them. Once they've given you their (initial) answer, you can then ask a question like, "Why?" or "So what?" or "And...?" They can usually explain it more and make the connection from the question to their answer, but sometimes have to be prodded along.
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