RACES
What does each letter in RACES stand for?
Restate the question.
Answer the question.
Citation to the text (for evidence).
Elaborate/expand.
Summarize.
Does the SBAC care about writing traits that improve the quality of writing such as: voice, detail, conventions (grammar), or fluency?
What is the first sentence in an Essay?
Hook.
Expand
To become larger
Who are the hall monitors at this school?
How many paragraphs is something written by using the RACES strategy?
One.
What subjects does the SBAC test for in 7th grade?
What is the last sentence in an introduction paragraph that clearly tells the reader the topic and opinion that the author will defend in the essay?
Claim
Cite
to quote or paraphrase a text; or to give credit
What is the common last name among: Bryan, Javier, Nelli, Eddy, and Christian?
Garcia
How many citations to the text are in a good RACECES paragraph?
How does one receive a 2/2 (100%) on one of the constructed response (single-paragraph) questions?
Writing a correct answer and citing to the text twice.
What are the methods of persuasion we learned in class (e.g. emotion, logic, authority)?
Ethos, pathos, and logos.
Approximate
Close to true
What is the common last name among Patrick and Stephany?
Guzman
Which letter in the RACES acronym is most important on the SBAC?
C.
Give one way the school uses the SBAC results.
The following are true:
Rating
Funding
Teacher Evaluation
Advanced classes rosters
What is a rhetorical devices we learned in class?
Repetition
Imagery
Parallelism
Transmit
Send from one place to another
Which teacher family at the school has a relative working here as well?
Castellos or Austins
How many times must one use the "C" in "RACES" in order to receive a 2/2 score on the SBAC?
Twice.
What two types of writing questions are on the SBAC?
5 paragraph essay
Constructed response (single paragraph)
What is the fourth paragraph in an argumentative essay called that acknowledges the opposing point of view while disarming it (hint: not body paragraph #3).
Counterclaim
Consequent
to follow something else as a result
Who is the smartest, kindest, most loving, and overwhelmingly intelligent teacher at the school (hint: by far)?
Mr. Feld