"RACES"
What is the first step in RACES, where you rewrite part of the question in your own sentence?
Restate
What is the beginning of a story called, where you meet the characters and learn about the setting?
Exposition, Beginning
What is a single describing word that tells us about a character's personality or how they act? Think of words like 'friendly' or 'shy'."
adjective
What is it called when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
Who was chosen as the fairest goddess by Paris?
Aphrodite
After you restate the question, what is the next step in RACES where you directly respond to what was asked?
Answer
What is the most exciting or important part of the story, where the main problem often gets decided?
Climax
A character's actions consistently show they care about others' feelings.
What character trait are they likely demonstrating?
empathy, compassion, kindness
What kind of figurative language gives human actions or feelings to things that are not human; For example, like a talking tree?
Personification
What promise did Aphrodite make to Paris in exchange for the golden apple?
She promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen.
What is the final step in RACES, where you briefly go over your main points in a few sentences to finish your writing?
Summarize
The inciting incident is the event that kicks off the main conflict of the story. Where in the plot structure does the inciting incident typically occur?
Exposition, beginning
One way an author can show a character's traits is to tell you.
What is another way an author can show you the character's personality?
Through their:
actions or
dialogue (what they say) or
thoughts/feelings or
how other characters react to them
What is it called when you say something is much more than it really is, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
Who became angry after Helen left Sparta with Paris?
King Menelaus
When you are asked to cite evidence in RACES, what should you always include to show where you found your information in the text?
Quotation marks and a "quote" from the text
In a typical story's plot structure, what is the order of the following five elements after the story begins: climax, rising action, falling action, resolution, and exposition?
Exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
In Black Ships Before Troy, what character trait best describes Hector because he fights to protect Troy and his family?
Brave, loyal, or courageous.
When a person says they 'have butterflies in their stomach,' what does this idiom mean?
The person is nervous or anxious.
Why did Achilles refuse to continue fighting for the Greeks?
He was angry because Agamemnon took Briseis away from him.
How do you restate the following question “According to the text, what was the main reason why the character, Maya, felt nervous on the first day of school?”
According to the text, Maya felt nervous on her first day of school because… OR The main reason why Maya felt nervous on the first day of school was...
The falling action shows the consequences of the climax. What is one key difference between the falling action and the resolution of a story?
Falling Action- shows how the conflict is resolved Resolution- shows the final outcome
In Black Ships Before Troy, which character trait best describes Achilles when he refuses to fight because he feels insulted?
Prideful or stubborn.
Example: "The test was a piece of cake." This means that the test was very easy.
What type of figurative language is "a piece of cake"?
an idiom
What warning did Cassandra give the Trojans that no one believed?
She warned that Troy would be destroyed, but no one listened to her.