Help your 5th graders build confidence in reading comprehension and constructed-response writing skills with this complete RACE Writing practice bundle! Great for ELA test-prep and centers, this bundle includes 45 engaging reading passages paired with text-dependent comprehension questions and RACE writing prompts designed to teach students how to Restate, Answer, Cite text evidence, and Explain their thinking – the essential skills for academic writing and standardized test success.

Perfect for:

• ELA small groups
  
• Reading intervention
  
• Homework or class practice
  
• Test prep and writing portfolios
  

Resources in this bundle include:
✔ Informational and literary reading passages
✔ Text-dependent and skills-based comprehension questions
✔ Guided RACE strategy writing short response prompts
✔ Structured practice for paragraph writing
✔ Answer keys

Students will practice:

• Answering text-dependent questions
• citing text evidence
  
• organizing a complete paragraph using the RACE strategy
  
• explaining thinking clearly and with academic language
  

This bundle gives you everything you need to help students move from basic comprehension to thoughtful, evidence-based written responses with no prep!

Use this resource for:

• Targeted Small Groups
• SST's with a comprehension or writing focus
• Informal assessments (test-readiness, reading comprehension skills, writing skills)
• May-do bins
• Seasonal ELA activities

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