RACER
Steps to Success
Who? What? When?
Scoring Rubric
Responding to Prompts
100
What does RACER stand for?
What is Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite Evidence, Explain Your Evidence, Restate Your Answer
100
The number of steps to follow in order to make sure that you succeed on the writing TCAP
What is 8 steps to 8th grade success.
100
This is the amount of time you will have to complete the assessment
What is 60 minutes
100
How many categories will you be scored on for the new writing assessment?
What is four categories.
100
What should you do when reading the prompt? Why?
What is put a box around the first two sentences and cross out the rest, because the first two tell you what you need to do.
200
How many pieces of evidence should you cite?
What is at least 3
200
After reading the directions, you should go directly to the..BLANK, because ....
What is the prompt, because it tells you what you're looking for
200
Who is required to take the TCAP writing assessment (3 answers), and what is special about this year?
What is all 5th, 8th, and 11th graders in TN; this year you need to use a passage for the first time.
200
What are the names of the categories you will be scored on?
What is 1. Focus/Organization 2. Support/Elaboration 3. Language/Style 4. Conventions
200
What type of writing will the TCAP be (informative, entertaining, persuasive, etc.) and why is this important to remember?
What is informative - this is important because you are presenting the author's claims, NOT using them to persuade the reader of something
300
Why is it important to Restate the Question then Answer it?
What is...so that the reader knows you are on topic and will answer the prompt.
300
Always remember to write this underneath your prompt ___________, because....
What is RACER, because it will help you stay organized and answer the whole question.
300
You need to do these 3 things within the time limit to succeed on the writing TCAP.
What is read the prompt, analyze the passage, and write an essay that responds to the prompt while using the passage.
300
What will help you get all four points in the Support/Elaboration category?
What is citing at least 3 pieces of evidence from the passage, and explaining each one.
300
What is this passage asking you to do: Write an informative essay detailing the author’s claims about E-readers. Draw evidence from the passage to support your reflections. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context, and organize an event sequence that unfolds logically. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive detail, and sensory language to convey the events that shaped the technological advancements. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in your response.
What is write an informative essay where you state the author's claims about e-readers
400
What do you always need to remember to do at the end of your essay, and why?
What is restate your answer, so that you leave the reader satisfied and stay on topic.
400
About how much time should you spend writing your essay in paragraph form on the lined paper?
What is at least 30 minutes.
400
It is important to do what with your time on the TCAP?
What is use your time wisely, not take a nap!
400
How will you earn high marks in the conventions category? What 4 things should you look for?
What is going back and proofreading - remembering grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and full sentences
400
What does the end of the prompt tell you to do?
What is use examples, stay on topic, and write well.
500
What do you need to do after you cite each piece of evidence? How many pieces should there be?
What is explain each piece of evidence, there should be at least 3?
500
When you are totally done writing your essay, you need to check for the following 3 things:
What is did I complete RACER? Do I have 3 examples? Do I have any mistakes?
500
What do you need to do in order to succeed?
What is take your time, write well, follow directions.
500
How much time will the reader spend scoring your essay, and why does it matter?
What is about a minute - and it matters because you need to be clear and organized to get your main points across!
500
What is this prompt telling you to do: Write an expository essay explaining the author’s changing tone about moving to an unfamiliar place. Analyze the impact Cahan’s specific word choices have on establishing tone, including analogies and allusions. Draw evidence from the passage to support your analysis. Develop your topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, concrete details, or other information and examples. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in your response.
What is write an essay stating the author's changing tone about moving to a new place --> examples should mention different tones.
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