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What does the "R" in RACES stand for?
Restate the Question
What does the "A" in RACES stand for?
Answer the Question(s)
What does the "C" in RACES stand for?
Cite Evidence from the Text
What does the "E" in RACES stand for?
Explain and Elaborate (About Your Evidence)
What does the "S" in RACES stand for?
Summarize Your Response
What is a correct restatement of the question, "What type of conflict is represented in the text?"
A. It is a person vs. nature conflict...
B. In the text there is a serious problem...
C. The type of conflict represented in the text is...
D. There is conflict in the text...
C. The type of conflict represented in the text is...
Which step does the "A" in RACES usually blend with?
A. Explain and Elaborate
B. Cite Evidence from the Text
C. Restate the Question
D. Summarize Your Response
C. Restate the Question
Your restatement of the question and the answer should typically be in the same sentence!
For example, if the question was, "What is your favorite color?" you would combine steps "R" and "A" to answer...
"My favorite color is pink."
What does it mean to cite evidence from the text?
A. Combine your personal ideas with ideas from the text and write about them.
B. Provide specific details from the text, such as quotes or paraphrased information.
C. Considering what it says in the text, but being original and not actually using anything directly from it.
D. Citing evidence to support your restatement of the original question.
B. Provide specific details from the text, such as quotes or paraphrased information.
What is the purpose of step "E"?
A. To expand on your restatement of the question.
B. To explain your evidence and connect it to your answer.
C. To elaborate on the conclusion you are about to craft
D. To ease into the final summary step.
The correct answer is Letter B: To explain your evidence and connect it to your answer.
Why is it important to summarize your response?
A. It makes the grader think you are organized and sophisticated.
B. Summarizing your response is the last step of the RACES writing strategy.
C. It makes your response more credible.
D. It reinforces your main idea and provides a strong conclusion.
D. It reinforces your main idea and provides a strong conclusion.
Why is restating the question important?
A. It helps to focus your answer and ensures you address all parts of the prompt.
B. It makes you really consider what the question could be asking.
C. It is the first step.
D. It makes your response sound smarter and more supported.
A. It helps to focus your answer and ensures you address all parts of the prompt.
How should you answer the question in step "A"?
A. Use textual evidence as support.
B. Provide a clear and concise answer that directly addresses the prompt.
C. Address important topics, even if they are not part of the original question.
D. Answer the question before restating it to give your response some unique features.
B. Provide a clear and concise answer that directly addresses the prompt.
What is a possible sentence starter for step "C"?
A. This evidence proves that...
B. According to the text...
C. According to my original hypothesis...
D. All in all...
B. According to the text...
What is a possible sentence starter for step "E"?
A. On page 5, it states that...
B. Explaining and elaborating...
C. This evidence explains that...
D. In summary...
C. This evidence explains that...
What is a possible sentence starter for step "S"?
A. The author states that...
B. According to this summary...
C. In conclusion...
D. I am going to summarize now by...
C. In conclusion...
What should you avoid when restating a question?
A. Turning the question into a statement.
B. Restating and answering the question in the same sentence.
C. Using "The" as the beginning of the restatement.
D. Copying the question down word-for-word.
D. Copying the question down word-for-word.
Which example below correctly combines the restatement of the question and the answer?
A. That is the main theme of the story.
B. Love conquers all.
C. The main theme of the story is that love conquers all.
D. Love can conquer all, which is the main theme of the story.
C. The main theme of the story is that love conquers all.
Why is it important to cite evidence from the text?
A. It demonstrates your expertise on the topic.
B. It supports your answer and makes your writing more credible.
C. It lengthens your overall response.
D. It shows the readers that your ideas are valid because you know more than they do.
B. It supports your answer and makes your writing more credible.
What should you avoid doing when explaining your evidence?
A. Writing that the evidence proves your answer without explaining why or how.
B. Expanding on your ideas, because it will make your response too long.
C. Using sentence starters like, "This evidence proves that..."
D. Making your explanation relevant to the original question.
A. Writing that the evidence proves your answer without explaining why or how.
What should you avoid when summarizing your response?
A. Making your summary more than a couple of words.
B. Using sentence starters of any kind, because the summary does not need any.
C. Introducing new information or repeating yourself unnecessarily.
D. Making your summary separate from your explanation.
C. Introducing new information or repeating yourself unnecessarily.
Give an example of a restated question for the prompt: "Why did the character make that decision?"
(Write out your full restatement on your whiteboard)
The character made that decision because...
Restate and answer the question below on your whiteboards. (Your group should decide on just one answer to represent all of you.)
"What is your favorite thing about being in middle school?"
My favorite thing about being in middle school is [answer].
How would not providing or citing textual evidence affect or impact your response?
(Write out your answer on the whiteboard)
Not providing or citing textual evidence would change the validity and credibility of your response, as there would be no support for your answer.
Write two possible sentence starters for step "E" on your whiteboard.
Write two possible sentence starters for step "S" on your whiteboards.