RACES Strategy
This part of the RACES strategy requires you to pull direct quotes from the text.
What is cite evidence.
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food chain is a direct line and a food web shows how everything connects together
This type of narrator is someone who does not tell the full or correct version of the story.
What is an unreliable narrator.
This type of third-person point of view allows us to hear multiple characters thoughts and feelings.
What is third-person omniscient.
These are key words to identify first person pov (use at least 3)
What are I, me, my, we, etc.
A proper in-text citation should look like this...
use the page number 7 and last name Garren.
What is "...," (Garren 7).
This is the day your book report is due.
what is February 28th
This could be a reason why an author would create a shift in point of view.
What is to show contrasting perspectives of multiple characters, to allow the reader to see the story from multiple perspectives.
These are key words to identify third person pov (use at least 3)
What are he, she, it, they, etc.
This type of third-person point of view allows us to hear one character's thoughts and feelings.
What is third-person limited.
This is what you are trying to explain when you cite a direct quote in your writing.
What is how your quote supports your answer.
This is the largest mammal on Earth
What is the blue whale
This is the reason why the narrator in the mixer was unreliable
What is the dog did not understand that the shy man was a burglar, so he told us the wrong version of the story.
This type of point of view lets know the thoughts of one character, usually the main character, through their perspective.
What is first person point of view.
The type of pov used in this sentence is...I woke up early that morning, excited for the big game. As I got dressed, I couldn't help but feel nervous, but I knew I had to give it my best.
What is first-person pov
This is the last part of your RACES strategy
What is summarize.
Core: 2x+4=8
Gate:4/3x=-24
Core: x=2
Gate: x=-18
This is the impact of an unreliable narrator
an unreliable narrator can change the meaning of a story by not telling us what is happening or telling us the wrong version of the story
The type of pov used in this sentence is... Emma sat in the café, feeling anxious about the upcoming interview. Across town, her brother James was nervously pacing in his apartment, unaware that his sister was facing the same fears. Little did they know, their paths would soon cross in the most unexpected way.
What is third- person omniscient?
This type of point of view lets us know the thoughts and feelings of one or more characters with a narrator outside of the story.
What is third-person point of view.
Can have various answers:
R: Middle schoolers should not be allowed to use their phones at school
A: because the phones can be distracting to the learning environment.
This is the oldest Disney princess
who is Snow White
This could be a reason why a narrator would be unreliable
What is the narrator can be biased, the narrator may be unintentionally dishonest, or the narrator can be too young to understand the situation.
This type of point of view allows the reader to be a part of the story.
What is second- person point of view.
The type of point of view used in this sentence is...Sarah glanced at the clock, wishing the day would end. She had a test to study for, but all she could think about was the party that night.
What is third person limited.