RACES Writing Strategy

Front

The R stands for:

Back

restate or reword the question

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The A stands for:

Back

answer the question

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The C stands for:

Back

cite the evidence

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The E stands for:

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Explain the evidence

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The S stands for:

Back

sum it up

Front

Which of the following is an introductory phrase for citing evidence? For example,, The text states,, According to the text,, All of the above

Back

All of the above

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Introductory phrase for explaining evidence: This shows, This reveals, This demonstrates, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

Introductory phrase for a sum it up sentence: Clearly..., Therefore..., All of the above..., To conclude

Back

All of the above...

Front

Transitions like, "For Example...", "In the text it states...", "According to the author...", "In paragraph ___ of the article, it states..." are all ways to introduce

Back

the evidence

Front

Transitions like, "This shows", "This proves that...because", and "If....then...." are all examples of introducing...

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to introduce the explanation