✨RACE Writes August–December Bundle | 6th Grade Writing Activities ✨

Make teaching text-based writing easier with this RACE Writes Bundle! From August through December, you’ll have ready-to-use writing prompts that guide students in using the RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) to respond to both fiction and nonfiction texts.

What’s Included:

• 20 RACE Writes total (4 per month: 2 Fiction + 2 Nonfiction)
  • August: 4 prompts (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction)
  • September: 4 prompts (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction)
  • October: 4 prompts (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction)
  • November: 4 prompts (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction)
  • December: 4 prompts (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction)
    

✍️ Each RACE Write Includes:

• A short fiction or nonfiction passage
• A text-based writing prompt
• RACE writing frame/reminder
• Space for student responses
  

Skills Covered:

• Restating the question
• Answering completely
• Citing evidence from the text
• Explaining reasoning clearly
  

⭐ Why Teachers Love It:

• No-prep, ready-to-go passages and prompts
• Engages students with a mix of fiction + nonfiction every month
• Builds consistency in text-based writing all semester long
• Perfect for bell ringers, literacy centers, small group work, homework, or test prep
  

Format: Printable PDF

This bundle saves you planning time and helps your students grow into confident, evidence-based writers!