Use Text Evidence to Support an Appropriate Response

Why do we use the RACE strategy?

• To get a good grade

• To help us read

• To find the answer

• To give a complete and supported answer

When copying a piece of evidence from a text, there should be what around the evidence?

• Colons

• Parenthesis

• Quotation Marks

• Commas

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.

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

What does "A" stand for in RACE?

• Answer the question

• Argue your point

• Ask a question

• Apply evidence

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

• To organize your thoughts so people can easily understand your point

• To follow procedures

• To avoid creative writing

• So that you don't have to do research

The underlined portion is an example of which RACE strategy element? What is the theme? The theme is love your neighbor. I know this because the text says "she learned that she needed to be nice to everyone." This quote shows that she learned that it's important to be kind to everybody- which is the same as loving your neighbor.

• Restate

• Answer

• Cite

• Explain

What is the first step to writing a constructed-response with textual evidence?

• Conclude

• Answer

• Restate

• Support

What is the purpose of using text evidence in a response?

• To provide personal opinions

• To support and justify your answer

• To summarize the text

• To create a new story

Which of the following is a correct way to introduce text evidence in a response?

• The text says, '...'

• I think that...

• In my opinion, '...'

• The author might say, '...'