RACE Writing Strategy for Text Dependent Analysis with RACES Option
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Description
Teach your students the RACE or RACES strategy for writing constructed responses and answering text-based questions. These strategies help students respond to open-ended text-dependent questions. As a result, students feel confident following the format for essay responses.
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When students don't know how to start, they don't. Plus, the writing quality suffers. This method provides concrete steps for students to follow while answering questions. The RACE strategy builds confidence when answering text-dependent analysis questions and citing text evidence from reading passages.
ONE LESSON IS INCLUDED! You'll feel confident introducing the strategy and presenting the differentiated lesson to your class. Complete directions and a differentiated example passage are included. The sample text passage is provided in 2 levels - choose the level your students need or differentiate it for individual students.
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The RACE or RACES response strategy is easy for students to remember. Each step is a key component students must include when writing strong responses to text-based questions for TDA.
You'll choose RACE or RACES:
RACE:
R - Restate the question
A - Answer the question
C - Cite the text evidence
E - Explain and extend the evidence
RACES:
R - Restate the question
A - Answer the question
C - Cite the text evidence
E - Explain and extend the evidence
S - Summarize your answer
You receive:
- Complete directions - 3 full pages
- Sample passage - in 2 levels for differentiation
- Several differentiated worksheets for student practice - choose the level your students need
- Student reference cards
- Bookmarks - with and without reference directions
- Choice of 3 different options for posters (size, black box around the letters, and no black box)
- Same as above in black & white versions
- Images of kids, quotes, RACE, and RACES pencils - add interest to bulletin boards!
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