RACE Strategies

What does RACE stand for?

• Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

• Restate, Always, Correct, Explain

• Restate, Answer, Can't, Eliminate

• Repel, Answer, Correct, Eliminate

How do we RESTATE our question into a sentence?

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

• Put the question words last

• Change the order

• Cross out the whole sentence

How do we CITE our evidence?

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

• We explain with made up details

• We talk about unimportant details

• We discuss our details

Which sentence starter is BEST for when you're EXPLAINING your EVIDENCE?

• The text states, "...

• This evidence shows that...

• The answer is...

• I think that....

When do we use the RACE strategy?

• When a question asks us to write a constructed response.

• When we play sports.

• When a question asks us to pick from multiple choice answers.

• When a question asks us to fill in the blank.

Why is it important to "cite" text evidence?

• To use evidence from the text to prove you read it.

• To use evidence from the text to support your answer.

• To prove your answer is correct

• All of the above

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

• To follow procedures

• To avoid creative writing

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

• So that you don't have to do research

How would you restate the question, "Why was Michael motivated to get a good grade?"

• So he would get on the A honor roll.

• Michael was motivated to get a good grade because…

• He was motivated to get a good grade because..

• He was motivated to get a good grade because..

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.....

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

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

• I don’t know.

When we cite our text, what PUNCTUATION do we use?

• Quotation Marks ,""

• Question Marks ?

• Periods .

• Exclamation points