RACE- Evidence Based Writing

Restate the question:

How did the author organize the selection?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When you restate a question for RACE, you are...

• Turning the question into a statement.

• Shortening the question to write less.

A Controlling Idea or Thesis is

• what the author will mainly talk about in their essay.

• composed of multiple key ideas that are seen in the body paragraphs

• part of the introduction of an essay

• restated in the conclusion of an essay

Select the best sentence starters to Cite Text Evidence

• The author states that "_____________________"

• In the section "______" it states that _________________________.

• This indicates that __________________________________.

• This helps the reader understand that __________________________.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Restate the following question:

How does the author describe the main character in paragraph 1?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the A stand for in RACE?

• Answer the question

• Restate the question

• Cite the evidence

• Explain your evidence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the best sentence starter to Explain Evidence?

• This information helps the reader understand that...

• In the "_____" section it states that..

• In paragraph 10 it says "__________."

• In the text is says "___________."

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the R stand for in the RACE Strategy?

• Rephrase the question

• Read the question

• Rewrite the question

• Restate the question or make the question a statement

What does the C stand for in RACE Strategy?

• Cite with evidence from the text.

• Characters from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the E in the RACE strategy stand for?

• Explain the evidence you cited. What does it mean?

• Emphasize the evidence.

• Enforce the evidence.

• Embrace the evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1