R.A.C.E. Strategy & Characters

Restate

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What does the "R" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Restate the question

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What color do we highlight the restatement of our question in?

Blue

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Before we start restating the question in our answer what should we do with the question words in our question?

Cross them out

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Restate the falling question: What is Mrs. Valenzuela's favorite drink?

Mrs. Valenzuela's favorite drink is...

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Restate the following question: What is your favorite color

My favorite color is...

Answer

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What does the "A" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Answer

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What color do we highlight our answer?

Yellow/Green

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Should my answer be written in a complete sentence?

YES

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Restate and answer the question: What is Mrs. Valenzuela's favorite drink?

Mrs. Valenzuela's favorite drink is hot chocolate.

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Restate and answer the question: What is your favorite season

My favorite season is (fall, spring, summer, winter)

Cite

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What does the "C" stand for in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy?

Cite text evidence

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What color do we highlight the cited text evidence?

Red

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When citing, should you provide direct evidence from the text?

Yes

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What is one sentence starter for citing text evidence?

The text says...

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What is another sentence starter for citing text evidence?

Any from the white board is correct

Explain

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What does the "E" in R.A.C.E. Writing Strategy stand for?

Explain your answer

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What color do we highlight the explanation of our text evidence in?

Orange

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What is a sentence starter used to explain text evidence?

Any from the white board is correct

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What is a sentence starter for explaining text evidence?

In addition.

For example,

For this reason,

For instance,

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What is the purpose of the Explain text evidence step?

The purpose of the Explain step is to explain how your cited text proves your answer.