RACE
This is what the R in RACE stands for
Restate the Question/Prompt
This is the purpose of citing your evidence
To support your answers/show why your answer is accurate
This is the author of "Mother to Son"
Langston Hughes
This is the author of "Casey at the Bat"
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
This is the author of "The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe
This is what the A in RACE stands for
RACE Response:
In "Green Eggs and Ham," what is the protagonist's feelings about green eggs and ham? (Provide text evidence)
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"'Do you like green eggs and ham?'"
"'I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham.'"
"'Would you like them here or there?'"
The protagonist's thoughts on green eggs and ham are that he does not like them. According to the protagonist, "I do not like them, Sam I Am."
Restate, Answer, Cite: How does the mother in "Mother to Son" describe what her life has been like?
The mother in "Mother to Son" describes her life as not being a "crystal stair." According to the mother, "Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair."
This is the name of Casey's baseball team
The Mudville Nine
This is the month when "The Raven" takes place
This is what C in RACE stands for
Cite your evidence
RACE Response: Read the following lyrics.
According to the lyrics, what is the meaning of the phrase "Hakuna Matata"?
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"Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase
Hakuna matata, ain't no passin' craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy"
The phrase "Hakuna Matata" means "No worries/No worries for the rest of your days." According to the lyrics, "It means no worries for the rest of your days."
Restate, Answer, Cite: How does the mother describe the "stairs" that represent her life?
The mother describes the "stairs" that represent her life as very shabby and seemingly difficult to tread. The poem states, "It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare."
Restate, answer, cite: What was the score towards the end of the game?
The score towards the end of the game was 4-2. The text states, "The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play."
Restate, answer, cite: What does the narrator believe is happening when he first hears tapping at his door?
When the narrator first hears tapping at his door, he believes it is a visitor. The text states, "’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door.'"
This is what E in RACE stands for
Explain your evidence/How your evidence supports your answer
RACE Response: Read the following lyrics.
According to the lyrics, what is the result of Tiana's hard work?
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"
You gotta make 'em happen
It all depends on you
So I work real hard each and every day
Now things for sure are goin' my way
Just doin' what I do
Look out boys, I'm comin' through"
The result of Tiana's hard work is that her life is improving. According to the lyrics, "So I work real hard each and every day, now things for sure are goin' my way."
Restate, Answer, Cite: What did the mother do in response to her hardships?
In response to her hardships, the mother carried on and persevered. The poem states, "But all the time I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners."
Restate, answer, cite: Which team ended up winning the baseball game?
The team that ended up winning the game was not the Mudville Nine. The poem states, "But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out."
What happens when the narrator opens his window's shutter?
When the narrator opens his shutter, a raven walks into the room. The text states, "Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore."
These are the 3 steps of C (citing your sources; In order)
1. Introduce your quote
2. Copy the quote word for word
3. Tell where you found your quote
Respond, Answer, Cite: Read the following lyrics. What happens when you wish upon a star?
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"Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true "
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true. The lyrics state, "When you wish upon a star your dreams come true."
Restate, answer, cite: What advice does the mother give her son if his staircase (life) becomes difficult?
The mother advises her son to keep going when life gets difficult. The text states, "So boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps ’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard. Don’t you fall now."
Restate, answer, cite: Based on the author's description of Casey's behavior when he went to bat, how would one describe his personality?
Based on Casey's behavior when he went to bat, one could describe him as arrogant. The poem states, "Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip."
How does the raven answer the narrator when the narrator asks the raven for its name?
The raven says "Nevermore." The poem states, "Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!' Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore.'”