RACES
What the "A" in R.A.C.E stands for....
What is answer
A theme
What is the lesson, message, or moral of the story.
To infer
What is to make an opinion based on evidence
To reveal something means to
What is make it known
What is show something unknown or hidden
What the "C" in R.A.C.E stands for
What is cite
A main idea
What is what the story is mostly about.
To conclude
What is to sum up your writing and restate your answer showing that you understand the passage
To represent something means to ...
What is stand for
What is symbolize
What is to describe
A sentence starter when beginning the "explain" step of RACES...
What is "This is important because"
What is "This shows that"
What is "This is important because"
Something that can contribute to the structure of a passage
What is Rhyming
What is Sequencing/Ordering
What is Problem/Solution
What is Cause/Effect
A conflict
What is a struggle between characters that drives the plot and creates tension.
What is a disagreement between characters
A turning point
What is the moment that changes story's direction where the character must make different choices.
What is a plot twist
A sentence starter for the step Cite in RACES...
What is "The text states"
What is "In paragraph ___ it states"
What is "The author states"
What is "In stanza ___ it states"
The point the author wants to make about a topic
What is the central idea
Components that help DEVELOP a story or passage
What are components such as setting, theme, and characters work together to create meaning.
Another word for tone
What is mood
A sentence starter for "sum it up" when using RACES
What is "In Conclusion"
What is "All in all"
What is "Therefore"
What is "For these reasons"
A way to support your idea or claim
What is Cite evidence from the text
What is Explain- How does your cite connect back to your claim?
An example of a text feature.
What is a title
What is a heading
What is a caption
What is a graph
What is a diagram
What can affect the tone a story
What is positive or negative words
What are the words the author uses
What is attitude
What is punctuation like !