RACE writing
The letter A in RACE
What is Answer the question?
What does PIE stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What the text is mostly about.
What is main idea?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The letter C in RACE
What is Cite evidence from the text?
The author is trying to convince us about something.
What is Persuade?
The perspective from which the story is told.
What is the point of view?
A comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
The letter R in RACE
What is restate the question?
Examples of this would be poetry, fantasy novels, musicals, plays
What is entertain?
A specific type of literature, music, or film (examples: poetry, fiction, biography, etc.)
What is the genre?
What is personification?
The letter E in RACE
What is explain?
Examples would be brochures, cook books, articles
What is inform?
When the problem is solved.
What is the resolution?
Repetition of the beginning sound of letters
What is alliteration?
Provide an example of a sentence starter to use before you cite your text evidence.
"According to the text" "In the text, it states that" "According to the author" etc.
SING THE PIE SONG AS A TEAM!
"The author's got to have a purpose, got to have some PIE.... Persuade Inform Entertain.... Don't forget to have some... Some PIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE"
The "turning point" of the story
What is the climax?
Provide an example of an onomatopoeia
Anything that is a sound! Examples: "boom" "crash" "buzz" "whoosh"