R
What does R in RACES stand for?
Restate
What does A in RACES stand for?
Answer
What does C in RACES stand for?
Cite Evidence
What does E in RACES stand for?
Evaluation
What does S in RACES stand for?
Summary Sentence or Sum it Up
How would you restate the question:
What color is the sky?
The color of the sky is...
Do you combine A with any other portion of RACES? If yes, what portion?
What specific piece of punctuation do you need when including a quote?
Quotation Marks
How many sentences should be in your evaluation portion?
4-5
Does a sum it up sentence give summary of the text?
No
When restating, should you use the same terminology that the question itself uses?
Yes
How would you combine the below restated portion and answer?
A: Jezabel King was brutally murdered in her childhood home by a well-known serial killer back in 2000.
R: The murder of Jezabel King was
The murder of Jezabel King was brutal as she died in her childhood home at the hands of a well-known 2000s serial killer.
What do you need at the end of a quote? Do you still need it if you embed the quote?
When using real-world examples in your evaluation, should you be recalling a specific story about a kid at school or should you use that experience to make a generalization about society that will benefit your point?
Should use the story to make a generalization about society that would benefit the point
What should a summary sentence do?
Wrap up what you are trying to say in your paragraph
How would you restate the question:
What is the author's purpose in the article titled "Ranging Temperatures Heat Up the Valley"?
The author's purpose in the article "Ranging Temperatures Heat Up the Valley" is...
Yes, at least 2
If the quote below was written by Jannis Hopkins in 1973 from her book on page 45, how would you format it according to APA rules?
"Mel walked right up to him and asked if she could hold the squealing pig, but he told her no."
"Mel walked right up to him and asked if she could hold the squealing pig, but he told her no," (Hopkins, 1973, page 45).
When you are writing an evaluation, is it better to explain how the evidence connects to the answer or explain what the piece of evidence means?
Explain how the evidence connects to the answer, because your reader can read and understand the piece of evidence on their own.
Is restating your restated answer a helpful way to draft a summary sentence?
Yes, however a lot of the time it can be repetitive, which is why it is a good starting place
Given the tag and question below, write on the board a completed R portion of RACES.
T- The Science of Christmas Trees
A- Kathiann Kowalski
G- article
Question: How can a Christmas tree be environmentally friendly?
It is inferred that trees can be environmentally friendly if ___, according to the article by Kathiann Kowalski titled "The Science of Christmas Tress."
or
In the article "The Science of Christmas Trees" by Kathiann Kowalski, trees can be environmentally friendly if....
Is this jeopardy review game helpful? Why or why not? Answer using an R&A response.
Response must answer all parts of the question and include at least 2 reasons.
Embed the quote "The planets move in an oval motion around the strongest magnetic pull that another planet can give," (Ross, 1999).
T- "Planets from the Sun"
A- Barbara Ross
G- article
Barbara Ross describes the "magnetic pull" that causes planets to "move in an oval motion" around each other in the solar system, in her article titled "Planets from the Sun" (1999).
What is the exact terminology in the description of an Evaluation? Hint: it has something to do with insights, etc.
Provide insights, make inferences, make connections to self, other texts, or the real world, and explain how they all connect
By the end of a RACECES paragraph, what is the minimum sentence length that should be achieved?
12 sentence minimum