The R.A.C.E Writing Strategy

What does every quote need to have?

• Two sentences.
• Quotation marks
• A capital letter.
• Long words that make it sound complex.

Which is the appropriate sentence starter when you're citing evidence?

• The author states...
• This means...
• Because of this...
• In conclusion

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.

What is the first step to writing a paragraph with textual evidence?

• Concluding Sentence
• Answer
• Restate
• Support

What word or phrase means the practice of taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own?

• in-text citation

• plagiarism

• direct quotation

• paraphrasing

What is the primary purpose of the "Explain" step in the R.A.C.E writing strategy?

• To summarize the text

• To provide a personal opinion

• To clarify how the evidence supports the answer

• To introduce a new topic

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Why is it important to "cite" textual 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

What acronym have we been using to answer constructed response questions? 

• The OREO strategy
• The SOAPSTONE strategy 
• The RACE Strategy
• The RUPR strategy

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

• Restate

• Cite

• Answer

• Explain

What is textual evidence?

• My opinion after reading.

• Proof in the article.

• A word-for-word quote from the article/story followed by an in-text citation.

• A made-up quote I add to my answer.