RACE Writing Strategy

What do you need around a quote?

• parantheses
• commas
• quotation marks
• nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How would you restate the question, "How does the author create a feeling of sympathy?"

• Did you ever wonder how an author creates sympathy?

• The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy by...

• Sometimes authors create sympathy

• Sympathy is a feeling that authors can create

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

The part of RACE where you use part of the question to begin your paragraph.

• Restate

• Answer

• Explain

• Cite

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which sentence starter is appropriate when you're explaining your evidence?

• This means...

• The author states...

• The author points out...

• In conclusion...

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The text states...
This is an example of a phrase that would begin which letter?  

• R
• A
• C
• E

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which letter includes two options: you can add a quote or paraphrase?

• R

• A

• C

• E

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

The part of RACE where you add your own thoughts to add to the quotes you have chosen to include.

• Restate

• Cite

• Answer

• Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.1C

CCSS.W.5.9A

When do we use the RACE strategy?

• When the question requires a written response and asks you to use evidence or details from the text.

• When the question is multiple choice and you need to look for evidence from the text.

• When the question requires you to look back into the text to find the answer.

• When you are answering a True or False question that requires you to look back into the text for evidence or details.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The part of RACE where you find a quote and copy it word for word from the text using quotation marks OR put the quote in your own words

• Answer

• Explain

• Cite

• Restate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Restate the question to answer in a complete sentence.

When you were little, what was one of your favorite stories?

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

• Wonder was one of my favorite stories when I was little.

• I have many favorite stories and one of them is.....

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D