RACES
Restate the question
What does the R in RACES stand for?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the author The Raven?
Modern Language Association.
What is the creators of the MLA format?
Opinion
What does the O in OREO stand for?
The main argument or statement the author is trying to prove.
Example: Steve Jobs is influential.
What is a claim in a text?
Cite text evidence
What does C in RACES mean?
“Nevermore”
What is the word that the raven repeats throughout the poem?
12-point Times New Roman.
What is the font and size that is typically used in MLA format?
Reason
What does the R in OREO mean?
A statistic about Apple devices sold
What is the type of evidence that best supports a claim?
It shows how your evidence supports your answer
In RACES, why is E (Explain/Evidence) important?
Dark, gloomy, mysterious, or melancholic.
What is the mood of The Raven?
Double spaced.
What is the paper's spacing in MLA format?
Evidence (from the text)
What is the E in OREO?
Claim: “Steve Jobs changed the way people use technology.”
What type of evidence would best support this claim?
A: Examples of inventions like the iPhone or iPod
B: Someone saying they like Apple products
C: A picture of a phone
What is A-Examples of major inventions?
Complete the RACES sequence: “Restate, Answer, ______, Explain, Summarize”
What is cite?
The narrator’s lost love.
What is Lenore in the poem?
Works Cited page.
What is the page that lists the sources used in a research paper?
Restate your opinion to conclude your answer
Why do we end with the final O in OREO?
This reasoning weak.
Claim: “Steve Jobs was the best technology leader because my friend thinks so.”
What is, it is based on opinion instead of strong evidence?
Write a RACES response for: “What is the theme of Coraline?”
Extra points 500 for doing it in paragraph form.
R: The theme of Coraline is courage.
A: Coraline faces dangerous situations in the other world.
C: The text says, “She faced the other mother even though she was scared.”
E: This shows Coraline is brave because she confronts fear directly.
S: Therefore, the story teaches that courage helps overcome challenges.
Alliteration.
What is the poetic device is used in the line “While I nodded, nearly napping”?
Author’s last name and page number in parentheses.
Example: (Poe 3)
What is an in-text citation in MLA?
Write an OREO response for: “Was the man in To Build a Fire prepared for the cold?”
Extra 500 points for doing it also in paragraph form.
O: The man was not prepared for the cold.
R: He ignored warnings about the danger of extreme temperatures.
E: The text says, “He had never traveled alone in such cold before and did not carry enough supplies.”
O: Therefore, the man was unprepared and it led to his struggle for survival.
Claim: “Steve Jobs was a successful innovator.”
Evidence: “He helped create products like the iPhone, iPod, and Mac computer.”
What is it directly supports the claim by showing examples of innovations he created?