RACE Writing Review

The R stands for:

• restate or reword the question

• cite evidence from the text

• record your answer

• sum it up

The A stands for:

• restate/ reword the question

• cite the evidence

• answer the question

• sum it up

The C stands for:

• answer the question

• restate/reword the question

• sum it up

• cite the evidence

The E stands for:

• cite the evidence

• restate/reword the question

• Explain the evidence

• sum it up

Which of the following is an introductory phrase for citing evidence?

• For example,

• The text states,

• According to the text,

• All of the above

Which of the following is an introductory phrase for explaining the evidence?

• This shows

• This reveals

• This demonstrates

• All of the above

 

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

• the answer

• the evidence

• the explanation

• the summary

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

• to introduce the evidence

• the answer the question

• to introduce the summary

• to introduce the explanation

The text states, , “Mother measures rice grains left in the bin. Not enough to last till payday at the end of the month” (Lai 37).

This is an example of which part of the RACES writing strategy??

• restating the question

• citing the evidence

• writing a summary

• answering the question

What is the RACES writing strategy used for?

• a way to write a quick response

• a strategy to write a well-developed answer

• I have never heard of the term "RACES"

• a strategy to run and win a race