R — RESTATE
What does the R in RACES stand for?
Restate
What does the A in RACES stand for?
Answer
What does the C in RACES stand for?
Cite 2 pieces of evidence.
What does the E in RACES stand for?
Explain your evidence
What does the S in RACES stand for?
Summarize
What does it mean to restate a question?
Turn the question into the beginning of your answer using words from the question.
What should you do when you answer the question?
Clearly tell the reader your answer to what the question is asking. Answer all parts of the question.
What does it mean to cite evidence?
Use information or details from the text that support your answer. Use a sentence starter and quotation marks before your evidence.
What should you explain after giving evidence? What should your explanation include?
How or why your evidence proves your answer. Sentence starters and the word because.
What does a summary sentence do?
It reminds the reader of the main answer and brings the response to an end.
Restate this question:
How does Maya help Luis feel welcome?
Answer: Maya helps Luis feel welcome by...
Which is the stronger answer?
Question: Why was Ava proud of herself?
A. Ava was proud.
B. Ava was proud of herself because she learned how to ride her bike without help.
B
Name one sentence starter you can use to introduce text evidence.
Possible Answers:
“According to the text...”
“The author states...”
“In paragraph ___, the text states...”
“The passage explains...”
Which is the stronger explanation?
Evidence: “Marcus practiced soccer for thirty minutes every afternoon.”
A. This shows Marcus practiced soccer.
B. This shows Marcus is determined because he spends extra time practicing so he can improve.
B. This shows Marcus is determined because he spends extra time practicing so he can improve.
Name a sentence starter you could use for a summary sentence.
Possible Answers:
“Overall...”
“In conclusion...”
“In summary...”
“For these reasons...”
Is this a strong or weak restatement?
Question: Why does Carlos practice basketball every day?
Student: Carlos practices basketball every day because...
Answer: Strong. The student gets rid of the question words and turns the question into a statement and adds the word because.
What's missing?
Jordan shows that he is a helpful friend.
The question asks: How does Jordan show that he is a helpful friend?
Answer: The student needs to explain how Jordan is helpful, not just say that he is helpful.
Strong or weak evidence?
Answer: Marcus is determined to make the soccer team.
Evidence: “Every afternoon that week, Marcus practiced the drills in his backyard for thirty minutes.”
Answer: Strong. Practicing every afternoon supports the idea that Marcus is determined.
Why is this explanation weak?
Evidence: “Sofia shared her lunch with Mia.”
Explanation: This shows Sofia shared her lunch with Mia.
Answer: It only repeats the evidence. It doesn't explain what the evidence proves.
Strong or weak summary?
Overall, Maya's kindness and willingness to help make Luis feel welcome in his new classroom.
Answer: Strong. It returns to the main answer and gives the response a clear ending.
What is wrong with this restatement?
Question: How did the character solve the problem?
Student: The question asks how the character solved the problem.
Answer: It repeats the question instead of turning it into the beginning of an answer.
Improve this weak answer:
Question: Why does Mia decide to help her brother?
Weak answer: Because she wanted to.
Possible answer: Mia decides to help her brother because she sees that he is having difficulty completing the task.
Strong or weak evidence?
Answer: Maya is helpful to the new student.
Evidence: “Maya wore a blue sweater to school.”
Weak. Her sweater doesn't prove that she is helpful.
Finish the explanation:
Answer: Sofia is a caring friend.
Evidence: “Sofia noticed that Mia forgot her lunch, so she gave Mia half of her sandwich.”
This shows Sofia is caring because...
Possible Answer: ...she notices that her friend needs help and is willing to share what she has.
Why is this a weak summary?
In conclusion, Maya helps Luis feel welcome by being kind to him. She also has a dog named Max.
Answer: It introduces new information. A summary should not introduce a brand-new idea.