RACE Strategies

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What does RACE stand for?

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Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

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How do we RESTATE our question into a sentence? Options: Cross out question words and rewrite (repeat) the same words, Put the question words last, Change the order, Cross out the whole sentence

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Cross out question words and rewrite (repeat) the same words

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How do we CITE our evidence?

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We SHARE our DETAILS from the TEXT to SUPPORT our answer.

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Which sentence starter is BEST for when you're EXPLAINING your EVIDENCE? Options: The text states, "..., This evidence shows that..., The answer is..., I think that....

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This evidence shows that...

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When do we use the RACE strategy?

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When a question asks us to write a constructed response.

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Why is it important to "cite" text evidence?

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All of the above

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Why is it important to use a writing strategy like RACE?

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To organize (guide) your thoughts so people can easily understand your point

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Restate the question: "Why was Michael motivated to get a good grade?"

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Michael was motivated to get a good grade because…

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Restate the question to answer in a complete sentence: When you were little, what was one of your favorite stories?

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When I was little, one of my favorite stories was.....

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When we cite our text, what PUNCTUATION do we use? Options: Quotation Marks "", Question Marks ?, Periods ., Exclamation points

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Quotation Marks ""