Important Details
If I were answering the question:
"Is Aya a good student?", which of the following would be an important detail:
A. Aya is 13 years old.
B. Aya goes to John Adams Middle School
C. Aya enjoys reading, and often asks the teacher if she can do more for extra credit.
C. Aya enjoys reading, and often asks the teacher if she can do more for extra credit.
Amal arrives at home at 5:30 and knows that her mother usually gets off of work at 5. Amal also sees that the lights are off in their house.
What can Amal infer? How do you know?
Her mother is not home.
Because when the lights are off, that usually means no one is home.
Yousif went to see a football game with his dad. They had been looking forward to this game for months. Their favorite team was playing. Their team ended up losing. Yousif was so upset.
Based on the text, WHY was Yousif upset?
His team lost.
What does RACE stand for?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
If I were answering the question:
"Do you think Miski will go to college?", which is an important detail?
A. Miski has always wanted to be a doctor, and she knows she needs a lot of education to become one.
B. Miski has 4 brothers and 1 sister.
C. Miski loves animals a lot, and she has 3 dogs.
C. Miski has always wanted to be a doctor, and she knows she needs a lot of education to become one.
David put his hands on his ears as he tried to finish his math test. He was so annoyed! The girl sitting next to him kept tapping her pencil on the table.
How does he feel? How do you know?
He was so annoyed!
He put his hands on his ears. I can infer he is frustrated.
Carlos walked down the street with his head hanging down. He had just lost his first soccer game. Carlos wasn't used to losing; in fact, he wasn't sure how to handle it.
What detail from the text can tell you how Carlos was feeling?
His head is hanging down so I can infer he was feeling sad because he list his first soccer game.
“I believe _________ BECAUSE…”
The blank part represents which part of RACE?
A: The answer
If I were answering the question:
"Why does Jonathan want to visit Mexico?", which is an important detail? Why?
A. Jonathan is Mexican American.
B. Jonathan studied Mexico in school last month.
C. Jonathan hears his mother talk about Mexico and wishes he could see for himself.
C. Jonathan hears his mother talk about Mexico and wishes he could see for himself.
It is the only details that says he "wishes he could see for himself."
Sapira had never seen so many fish before. She looked around at the huge tanks and could see hundreds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and all other amazing creatures completely surrounding her. She never thought she could feel like she was completely underwater, yet still be completely dry.
Where is she? What text evidence supports your answer?
Sapira is at the aquarium.
We know this because "she felt like she was completely underwater, yet she was still dry."
and there were "huge tanks with hundreds of fish..."
Yahay was a Nascar driver and he had just won his first race. He climbed out of the window of his car and threw his fist up into the air. Yahay was so overjoyed he began to grin from ear to ear. He would never forget the moment he won his very first race.
What detail from the text tells you how Yahay feels?
He grinned, threw his fist up, never forget the moment. He was happy he won!
How do you form the Restate part of RACE?
You restate the question in the form of a statement.
If I were answering the question:
"Why does the author not like war?", which is an important detail? Why?
A. The author shares that he enjoys running.
B. The author shares that he had a brother who went to war and was killed.
C. The author shares that he wanted to join the military when he was young.
B. The author shares that he had a brother who went to war and was killed.
We can infer that because his brother was killed, his feeling towards war is bad.
Jub slammed his fist against the locker. The hallway had been packed one minute ago, but now most of the students had filed into their classes. The bell would ring shortly. He faced the locker again and started spinning the lock, first right, then left, then right. He took a deep breath and pulled the lock. It held tight. Jub grabbed the handle of the locker and yanked it repeatedly in a fit of frustration.
Why can you infer Jub upset? What part of the text supports your answer?
He can't get his locker open.
Jub grabbed the handle of the locker and yanked it repeatedly in a fit of frustration.
Sapira stared at the giant parking lot. She couldn't remember where she parked her car. This happened every time she went to the mall. "Where could it be?" she said, "I thought it would be right here." She sat down on the ground and began to frown.
What detail from the text tells you how she feels?
She sat down on the ground and began to frown. She was feeling frustrated or upset.
“In the reading passage…” or “In the text…”
would be sentence starters for which part of RACE?
Citation or Text Evidence
If I were answering the question:
"How should a new student act on the first day of school at John Adams School?", which is an important detail? Why?
A. John Adams is in Rochester, MN
B. Kids at JA appreciate a person who is kind and friendly.
C. You should have all of your information (phone number, address, etc.) ready when you come to register at JA.
B. Kids at John Adams appreciate a person who is kind and friendly.
It is the only detail that answers the question about how students should act.
It was finally graduation day. Bakar was super excited to finally start his life and be a grown up. He could not stop smiling that day because he was so proud of all the goals he had accomplished up to that moment! Bakar feels nothing could bring him down.
How does Bakar feel on his graduation day? What evidence from the text supports your answer?
Happy and excited.
Bakar was super excited to finally start his life and be a grown up.
Alan's hands felt shaky and he took a deep breath. He knew he had to give a speech in front of the whole school.
How does Alan feel? What detail from the text tells you?
Nervous
Alan's hands felt shaky and I took a took a deep breath
What does E stand for in RACE?
Explain the text evidence