Writing Strategy R.A.C.E.S
Plastic Pollution
The Harlem Renaissance
Pandemic, Epidemics, Endemic,
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100

What is the "R" step in R.A.C.E.S?

What is RESTATE?

100

How does plastic get into the ocean?

What is, people littering, and it blows into the water.

100


Where is Harlem?


What is, New York City?

100

Name at least 3 symptoms of Ebola

Fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, lack of appetite, rash, red eyes, hiccups, cough, sore throat, chest pain, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, external and internal bleeding.

100

What are all the colors we use in a the painted essay?

What is Red, Yellow, Blue, Green

200

How many sentences minimum, are in a standard paragraph? 

What is 5 sentences minimum.

200

What animals are affected by ocean plastic?

What are fish, birds, turtles, whales, dolphins....all sea animals.

200

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a. The migration north to escape slavery

b.The economic boom of the 1920’s that would soon come crashing down during The Great Depression in the 1930’s

c.The cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship

What is,

c.The cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship

200

Is a virus living or nonliving?

What is nonliving?

200

Before reading the passages, always do this first.

What is Read the questions first. 

300

Why is it important to restate the question in your R.A.C.E.S. response?

What is, it helps the reader understand exactly what you are going to be discussing.

300

Name the four "R's" of helping the environment.

What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse?

300

One of the most important parts of the Harlem Renaissance was?

  • A. that African Americans could finally vote.

  • B. that black culture and art began to get recognized 

  • C. that people started to take formal education more seriously.

What is,

  • B. that black culture and art began to get recognized 

300

Any disease that becomes worldwide is known as what?

What is an pandemic?

300

What is the name of your 1st paragraph and your last paragraph? 

What is an introduction and a conclusion paragraph?

400

What are the 5 steps in the R.A.C.E.S writing strategy?

What is to restate, answer, cite evidence, explain evidence, and sum up.

400

An animal may mistake plastic for ____.

What is food?

400

The most famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Their work was later read by Martin Luther King Jr.

a. Zora Neale Hurston

b. W.E.B Dubois

c. Langston Hughes

d. James Van Der Zee

Who is,

c. Langston Hughes

400

Name one example of a viral disease.

What is InFLUenza(flu), COVID, HIV, AIDs, Hepatitis, Ebola, Chickenpox, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Herpes, Rabies,..

400

True/False; You should always read the passage first and answer choices second.

What is false?

500

Did this person directly answer the question? If so, what sentence shows the answer step in their R.A.C.E.S. response?


Question: Is there a positive or negative impact on a person’s sense of individuality when they follow a larger group? Why or why not?

Answer: "According to the text, humans in herds can act differently. While some people are fine, others can be extremely violent towards others, some even panic or possibly have a “panic attack”. This can be caused from fear of the unknown."

What is "There is no direct answer found in this response. It goes off topic from what the question is asking."

500

What is microplastic and why is it harmful?

What is, microplastics are tiny plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in size, that can be harmful to the environment and potentially to human health, as they can accumulate in the food chain and contain or absorb harmful chemicals. 

500

How did W.E.B. Du Bois contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

a. He composed music based on African American motifs

b. He led a movement to return to Africa

c. He wrote plays about the African American experience

d. He wrote about the struggle for African American identity

What is

d. He wrote about the struggle for African American identity

500

What is the BEST way to stop an epidemic from becoming a pandemic?

What is a vaccination?

500

The PSSA is an abbreviation for the..

What is 

Pennsylvania State System of Assessment.

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