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Get RACE Strategy Practice worksheets with reading passages and comprehension questions. This printable RACE writing strategy resource is the perfect way to teach informational text. 10 reading passages each include a RACE Strategy writing prompt where students will use text evidence as well as comprehension questions. Get 10 reading passages with comprehension question and RACE strategy practice worksheets.
These printable writing activities are highly engaging. RACE strategy poster included! Students will learn how to write a paragraph with text evidence. Perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Need writing prompts + middle school reading comprehension passages and questions? These 10 high-interest passages are paired with multiple choice questions and short response writing prompts for students to practice comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy.
This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers.
Passages range between reading levels of 6-8th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels.
Comprehension skills include:
- finding the main idea
- making inferences
- vocabulary in context
- fact vs. opinion
- recalling details and more!
RACE is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.
R: Re-state the question
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite the text to provide evidence
E: Explain your citation
Why use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed responses. This strategy is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be helpful scaffolding for all students.
It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—re-stating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.
This Download Contains:
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- RACE Strategy student guide and sample response
- 10 printable passages with multiple choice questions AND 10 short response questions to practice using the RACE Strategy
- Suggested answers for each passage
- Answer key for multiple choice questions
DIGITAL
- Ready to use, self-checking Easel assessment for multiple choice questions
- Prepared Easel activity for RACE prompts
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A Year of Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 6-7
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Paired Passages and Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 6-7
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Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 4-6
This resource helps address the following standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.A Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.1.B Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.A Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.4.A Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Get RACE Strategy Practice worksheets with reading passages and comprehension questions. This printable RACE writing strategy resource is the perfect way to teach informational text. 10 reading passages each include a RACE Strategy writing prompt where students will use text evidence as well as comprehension questions. Get 10 reading passages with comprehension question and RACE strategy practice worksheets.
These printable writing activities are highly engaging. RACE strategy poster included! Students will learn how to write a paragraph with text evidence. Perfect for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Need writing prompts + middle school reading comprehension passages and questions? These 10 high-interest passages are paired with multiple choice questions and short response writing prompts for students to practice comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy.
This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers.
Passages range between reading levels of 6-8th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a wide range of reading levels.
Comprehension skills include:
- finding the main idea
- making inferences
- vocabulary in context
- fact vs. opinion
- recalling details and more!
RACE is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.
R: Re-state the question
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite the text to provide evidence
E: Explain your citation
Why use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed responses. This strategy is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be helpful scaffolding for all students.
It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—re-stating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.
This Download Contains:
PRINTABLE
- RACE Strategy student guide and sample response
- 10 printable passages with multiple choice questions AND 10 short response questions to practice using the RACE Strategy
- Suggested answers for each passage
- Answer key for multiple choice questions
DIGITAL
- Ready to use, self-checking Easel assessment for multiple choice questions
- Prepared Easel activity for RACE prompts
Click on the Preview for a closer look!
Need More Passages?
A Year of Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 6-7
Looking for Paired Passages?
Paired Passages and Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 6-7
Need Lower Level texts?
Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy Grades 4-6
This resource helps address the following standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.A Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.1.B Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.A Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.4.A Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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My goal is to provide 5 star resources! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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