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Get RACES writing strategy practice worksheets with these 15 ready-to-use passages and short response questions. RACES is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements.
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- Student resource introducing the RACES strategy
- Example passage and RACES response
- 15 nonfiction passages and short response questions
- suggested answers to each question
- ready to use digital Easel activities
Passages are 3-9th grade reading level. Easy to differentiate!
Why use the RACES strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be a helpful scaffold for all students. It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—restating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.
R: Re-state the question
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite the text to provide evidence
E: Explain your citation
S: Summarize your response
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Get RACES writing strategy practice worksheets with these 15 ready-to-use passages and short response questions. RACES is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements.
This Download Contains:
- Student resource introducing the RACES strategy
- Example passage and RACES response
- 15 nonfiction passages and short response questions
- suggested answers to each question
- ready to use digital Easel activities
Passages are 3-9th grade reading level. Easy to differentiate!
Why use the RACES strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be a helpful scaffold for all students. It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—restating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.
R: Re-state the question
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite the text to provide evidence
E: Explain your citation
S: Summarize your response
You Might Also Like
- Figurative Language Sort: 100 Card Sorting Game
- Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
- ELA Color by Number Activities
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I appreciate your feedback!
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