R
What does the R stand for in RACES?
Restate the question.
What does the A in RACE stand for?
Answer the question
What does the C in RACES stand for?
Cite the evidence
What does the E in Race stand for in RACES?
Explain your answer.
What two steps work together in the RACES strategy?
Restate the question and Answer the question
How you use R in the race strategy
What is, you restate the question?
When you answer the question in the race strategy, what are you doing to the topic sentence?
You are completing the topic sentence with your answer (claim).
Why it is important to cite evidence
What is, Evidence is used to support your answer?
How do you use evidence to Explain your answer?
What is, paraphrasing the quote, stating why it's important, and giving a "call to action".
How will the RACES writing strategy help students with the writing performance tasks on the SBAC test?
The RACES writing strategy will help students write organized paragraphs that have a topic sentence, a body of evidence, and a concluding sentence.
Use the R in RACE to restate the question.
Question: How is smoking harmful to your health?
Smoking is harmful because...
Topic sentence: John was removed from class because he cheated on his test.
What part of the topic sentence is the answer?
...he cheated on his test.
How do you cite evidence in a summary?
You write parts of a story or article story that prove your answer to be reliable.
To get a 4 in connection to claim, you must
What is, clearly explain why text evidence is important using specific and relevant details, and connect back to the claim?
Name the 3 things you must answer in the E section
What is, what does the evidence mean, why does it matter, and how does it connect to your claim?
Use the R in RACE to restate the question.
Question: Cell phones in class, Friend or Foe?
Use the R in Race to restate the question
Cell phones in class can be a friend or foe because...
Pollution creates an imbalance in the environment. Air gets polluted with the smoke from homes, factories and vehicles. Water gets polluted with city and factory wastes. Loud noise is causing sound pollution.
Question: What are causes of pollution to the environment?
Use the A in RACE to answer the question.
Pollution is caused by smoke, waste, and loud noise.
What is the purpose for citing evidence?
To provide evidence (proof) for your answer.
Why is important to explain your answer
Explaining your answer is important because it gives you credibility and shows you understand the evidence you chose to support your claim.
Name how many points to get an A in the RACES rubric for any section
What is, 4 points?
A restatement of a question is, "Dogs and cats are alike because.
What is the original question?
Question: How are dogs and cats alike?
What are the two things you need to have a reliable answer?
A response and evidence.
BONUS, DOUBLE POINTS:
What does it mean to paraphrase?
Paraphrasing is when you take a direct statement from a story and rewrite the statement in your own words.
How many sentences is in a standard paragraph?
5 to 7 sentences are in a standard paragraph.
What are the 5 steps of the RACES writing strategy?
Restate the Question
Answer the Question
Cite Evidence
Explain your answer
Summarize or Sum It Up