RACE STRATEGY
WHEN DO WE USE THE RACE STRATEGY?
FOR STAAR QUESTIONS.
What is the first step in the STAR strategy?
SET UP YOUR TEXT
WHAT IS A LINE IN A POEM?
A LINE LOOKS LIKE A SENTENCE WITHOUT PUNCTUATION
( * , ! , . , - , :)
* . :
Read Draw Write is a ....
A. math strategy
B. reading strategy
C. science strategy
a. Math
What does the 'R and A" stand for RACE
restate the question and answer the question
When making your T- chart for a fiction text what will you being looking for?
A. Topic/ Learn
B. Who did What
C. both
B. Who did What
WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS OF A POEM?
LINE, STANZA, POEM
Why do we look for gistmarks i a text?
To help us understand the most important parts of the text.
and "-" at the end of a question tells you that you have to?
infer
What does restate the question mean?
To write your telling sentence of what the question is asking you to do.
When annotating your text what should you highlight or underline?
the most important parts of the text. especially sentences with gistmarks.
WHAT IS A STANZA?
A GROUP OF LINES IN A POEM
Text features are gistmarks? True or False
True
What is the theme of a text?
Central message or the lesson learned
What does the 'C AND E in RACE stand for?
Cite evidence in your passage and Explain your answer
When making your T- chart for a nonfiction text what will you being looking for?
A. Topic/ Learn
B. Who did What
C. both
A. Topic/ Learn
What is the first thing you need to do to a poem after you write your name?
Number your lines and stanzas and check for rhyme.
What gistmarks helps to determine if a text is fiction or nonfiction?
dates, numbers, photographs, captions, maps, charts
What is a narrative text?
A text that tells a story
We use the RACE strategy for questions about..
A. passage/text
B. poem
C. both
C. both
How many paragraphs should you chunk at a time?
A. 1 to 2
B. 3 to 4
C. all of them together
B. 3 to 4
WHAT IS A LINE BREAK?
WHEN A LINE ENDS, AND ANOTHER ONE STARTS
WHAT ARE THE THREE CATEGORIES OF GIST MARKS?
THE SHIFT
NUMBERS & STATS
QUOTES & EMPHASIS
What is schema?
What you use to make an inference. Take what you know plus what the text says to make an inference