Plot
Finding Theme
Nonfiction Text Features
RACES
Grammar
100

This plot element contains events that are still dramatic, but the characters are getting closer to resolving their conflicts

What is falling action?
100

Any theme of any book you've read

😊

100

This nonfiction text feature is a visual representation of something, taken with a camera

What is a photograph?

100

This step of RACES is the same as TTQA

What is Restate?

100

What error do you notice?


this weekend, my friends and I are going to have a sleep over.

The beginning of a sentence should be capitalized.

200

This plot element introduces the conflict, and contains all events leading up to the turning point

What is rising action?

200

Mrs. DeWolfe usually describes theme with these two words

What is The Message?

200

This nonfiction text feature tells you what the entire article is called and what it is about

What is the title?

200

This step of RACES how you wrap up your constructed response

What is summarize?

200

What error do you notice?


My family is going to florida for spring break.

Proper nouns need to be capitalized.

300

This plot element is the part of a story where problems are solved and conflict is resolved

What is resolution?

300

The theme of a story written as a full sentence 

What is a Theme Statement?

300

This nonfiction text structure is usually written underneath a photograph or illustration to describe what is happening in said picture

What is a caption?

300

This step of races talks more about the evidence you gave. This is where you connect your evidence back to your answer.

What is elaborate and explain?

300

What error do you notice?


You're desk is a mess!

This sentence needs the possessive "your"

400

This plot element is also referred to as the "turning point"

What is climax?

400

This strategy for finding theme examines the moments when a main character is asking themselves something during a moment of internal conflict

What is the Tough Questions strategy

400

This nonfiction text structure tells you what a smaller section of the article is about

What is heading?

400

In this step of races, you might use the following transitions:

In the text, it states....

The author states....

According to paragraph 4...

What is cite text evidence?

400

What error do you notice?


My sister and i are going to watch a movie tonight.

The pronoun "I" should be capitalized.

500

This plot element explains the characters and setting

What is exposition?

500

This strategy for finding theme focuses on specific moments when older characters are helping the main character through a problem by offering advice

What is the Words of the Wiser strategy?

500

This nonfiction text structure is often written in bold, and tells the reader that this is an important or new word. It may also have a definition written at the bottom of the page.

What is a keyword?

OR

What is a vocabulary term?

500

This step of RACES may use the following transitions:

In conclusion,

As you can see, 

All in all,

What is summarize?

500
What error do you notice?


QUESTION: How are dogs better than cats?

ANSWER: How dogs are better than cats because you can take a dog for a walk.

You should not answer a question with a question word (Like who, what, where, why, or how. When is usually ok.)