R.A.C.E
R stands for...
What is restate the question?
Clearing
An open space in the forest.
Refugee
Someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons.
What connections can you make between past struggles and current fights of equality?
(Restate the question and write your answer)
Connections I can make between past struggles and current fights for equality would be...
What was the book "Terrible Things" about?
Terrible Things was about...
C stands for...
What is Cite Evidence?
Inferences
When we combine evidence from the text with what we already know from our own lives to figure out something the author didn’t tell us.
Segregated
Only people of a certain group or race are allowed to go somewhere.
what did it cost Sugihara and his family to help the Jews escape?
(Cite Evidence)
To help the Jews escape, it cost Sugihara and his family...
Why was the story of Sugihara important?
The story of Sugihara was important because...
A stands for...
What is answer the question?
Holocaust
An act of great destruction and loss of life.
Comply
Means to meet the requirements of something.
Why is it important to finish something you start even when you face strong resistance?
(Answer and Cite)
It is important to finish something you start even when you face strong resistance because...
Why should schools be integrated?
(Cite evidence from two books that we read this summer.)
Schools should be integrated because...
E stands for...
What is explain?
Injustice
Unfair treatment.
Vulnerable
susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm (i.e. Violence, oppression, etc.)
What did it mean when one of the freedom fighters said, "we were going to get killed or we were going to get free?"
(*Explain: make an inference using prior knowledge and cues from the text)
One of the freedom fighters said "we were going to get killed or we are going to get free" because...
What did Toni Morrison consider when choosing pictures for the book, Remember, a Journey to freedom?
Toni Morrison considered...
Why is it important to know what R.A.C.E stands for?
What is to know how to answer a question?
Diplomat
(Give an example from a book)
A person who represents his or her country's government in a foreign country.
Who is Sugihara?
Determination
(Give an example)
The motivation to succeed. It means working hard and not giving up.
Why is it important to use your R.A.C.E. skills to answer questions?
(Answer using your R.A.C.E skills)
It is important to use your R.A.C.E skills to answer questions because...
What was your favorite book? Why?
My favorite book was...