Charles
Who tells the story “Charles”?
Laurie’s mother.
Identify the simple subject: Laurie slammed the front door.
Laurie
Identify the main verb: Laurie shouted across the house.
shouted
Identify the direct object: The teacher gave Charles an apple.
apple
What does the R in RACE remind you to do?
Restate the question.
What name does Laurie give the supposedly troublesome boy in his class?
Charles
Identify the complete subject: The worried kindergarten teacher called the class together.
The worried kindergarten teacher
Identify the main verb: His mother believed every story.
believed
Identify the indirect object: The teacher gave Charles an apple.
Charles
What does the A in RACE remind you to do?
Answer the question.
What event at the PTA meeting reveals that Laurie’s stories were not true?
Laurie’s teacher says there is no Charles in kindergarten.
Identify the simple subject:
During lunch, Laurie’s concerned parents discussed Charles.
parents
Identify the main verb: The children stayed after school.
stayed
Identify the direct object: Laurie told his parents a story.
story
What does the C in RACE remind you to do?
Cite evidence from the text.
Why does Laurie most likely invent Charles?
He uses Charles to shift blame, hide his own misbehavior, and avoid consequences.
Identify the compound subject: Laurie and his father listened to the story.
Laurie and father
Identify the complete verb phrase: The children had stayed after school.
had stayed
Identify the indirect object: Laurie told his parents a story.
parents
What does the E in RACE remind you to do?
Explains your answer or explains how evidence supports your answer.
What is one thing that Charles does at school?
Hits a girl with a see-saw, hits the teacher, kicks the teachers friend, throws chalk, punched a boy in the stomach, screamed in class,
Identify the simple subject: At the PTA meeting, Laurie’s mother searched every face.
mother
Identify both verbs: Laurie grinned and described another terrible day.
grinned and described
Identify both objects: The teacher handed the students colorful crayons.
DO -
IO -
IO: students; DO: crayons
A student restates, answers, and cites evidence—but stops. Which part is missing?
E — Explain the connection between the evidence and the answer.