Strategies
What does the acronym RACES stand for?
Restate the Question
Answer the Question
Cite textual Evidence
Explain Your Answer
Summarize Your Paragraph/Claim
How many paragraphs should a constructed response have?
At least one no more than two
What does construced response mean?
A response that is written
What does the acronym FAT-C stand for?
Flip the question into a statement
Answer the question
Tell/Cite Textual Evidence
Conclude your Paragraph
None
Thesis statements are only needed when writing an extended response.
Which subjects can have constructed responses on their tests?
All of them
What should you do with the question/power word in order to help you understand the prompt?
Cross out the question word
What kind of words should be used before providing evidence or explanations of your evidence?
Transition Word/Sentence Starters
A Constructed Response is one to two paragraphs.
An Extended Response is an essay or at least three paragraphs.
Use the RACES Strategy to answer the following prompt:
Why did some students get Silent Lunch yesterday?
Answers may vary.
Some students got silent lunch because they were talking when they were not supposed to be talking. According to the rules in the class, Mrs. Coleman did not want us talking while she was giving instructions.
Summarize the paragraph/claim
How many sentences are in a constructed response?
Minimum of Five
Analyze how the author uses tone to convey the theme of the text.
Look at words that would imply the tone and tell how they help tell the audience the message of the text.
What is this constructed response missing?
How are wind and hydroelectric power similar?
Both are relatively inexpensive and use fewer greenhouse gases. They both are a little unreliable since water can dry up or reroute, and wind power is dependent on if the wind is blowing or not.
No explanation is provided
No concluding sentence
How many points can you get for a constructed response like the one completed in class yesterday?
2