R.A.C.E. Strategy & Characters

Restate

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What does the "R" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Restate the question

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Change this into a declarative sentence:

Oh my word, Takis are so good!

Takis are my favorite food.

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Before we start restating the question in our answer what should we do with the question words in our question?

Cross them out

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Restate the falling question: What is his favorite candy?

His favorite candy is...

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Restate the following question: What is your favorite color

My favorite color is...

Answer

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What does the "A" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Answer

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What is the answer in this statement?

The school I attend is Franklin Middle School.

Franklin Middle School

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Should my answer be written in a complete sentence?

YES

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Restate and answer the question: What is her favorite drink?

Her favorite drink is hot chocolate.

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Restate and answer the question: What is your favorite season

My favorite season is (fall, spring, summer, winter)

Cite

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What does the "C" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Cite text evidence

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What punctuation indicates that something is taken from a text?

Quotes

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When citing, should you provide direct evidence from the text?

Yes

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What is one sentence starter for citing text evidence?

The text says...

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What is another sentence starter for citing text evidence?

Any from the white board is correct

Explain

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What does the "E" in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy stand for?

Explain your answer

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True or False: You explain the textual evidence that supports your answer.

TRUE

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What is a sentence starter used to explain text evidence?

Any from the board is correct

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What is a sentence starter for explaining text evidence?

In addition.

For example,

For this reason,

For instance,

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What is the purpose of the Explain text evidence step?

The purpose of the Explain step is to explain how your cited text proves your answer. 

Sum it Up

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What does "S" stand for in the RACES Acronym?

SUM IT UP / SUMMARY / SUMMARIZE

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Summarize this: This chapter establishes the basic traits and daily routines of Omakayas in chapter one. Omakayas is a seven-year-old Anishinabe girl living on an island on Lake Superior in 1847. She is helping her grandmother, Nokomis, to find a birch tree whose bark will cover their family’s summer home. As Nokomis prepares to strip the bark from the tree, she prays to its spirit:“‘Old Sister…we need your skin for our shelter’” (pg. 7). Together, Omakayas and Nokomis strip bark from the tree. 

Chapter one introduces Omakaya, a 7 year old Anishinabe girl living in Minnesota in 1847, as helpful, and connected to family and nature.

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What sentence starter is used to summarize what you wrote?

Any from the board under summarize.

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True or False: Summarizing is putting the text into your own words in a short manner.

TRUE

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What is a sentence starter to summarize a paragraph...

In summary,