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This Bundle Includes SIX RACE Strategy Products. Please see descriptions of each product below. The preview file with this resource includes all the preview pages in each of the individual products.RACE Strategy - Identifying the Parts Task CardsDo you need exemplars to help you teach what the parts of RACE look like? In my classroom, students need to see what a good constructed response should look like. I use the RACE strategy in my room (R-Restate A -- Answer the question C - Cite the Text

Do your students struggle with understanding what it means to elaborate when writing expository or opinion essays? If they are like my students, this is a very difficult concept. Being able to elaborate in their writing, for a lot of students, will be the difference in an excellent test score and a good test score. I've developed these Elaboration Stations for students to practice with Elaboration in essays. Before completing these stations, students will need some background on what it means

I finally figured out that if my students knew how to elaborate in their essays, they would. I kept giving them sentence starters to help them, but that wasn't enough. Finally, after a few years of studying this, I have created Elaboration 101. Now that I'm teaching them how to elaborate, they are actually attempting to use the strategies in their writing. In this resource, you will be getting: •38 slide instructional power point that teaches students to use an anecdote, example, or explana

****** This product is part of a mini bundle and complete bundle.**** Are you trying to teach your students how to use RACE for Constructed Response? if so, my RACE strategy products are for you. This is a step by step approach to make sure students really understand each part. This product is represents Answer the Question. However, once students are answering the question, they should already know how to restate, so this product is meant to teach Restate AND Answer. You are getting 5 task c

This resource is designed to help students keep their writing focused by learning to analyze the prompt before they even begin reading the text or writing their essay. "Do What" is a strategy in which students create a "T - Chart" with "Do" on one side and "What" on the other. They analyze the prompt. On the "Do" side they write the word or words that are command words. What are the words that tell me what supposed to do? On the "What" side, they record the word or words that show what the c

** This item is part of a MINI BUNDLE AND COMPLETE BUNDLE*** Do you need exemplars to help you teach what the parts of RACE look like? In my classroom, students need to see what a good constructed response should look like. I use the RACE strategy in my room (R-Restate A -- Answer the question C - Cite the Text E - Explain and Elaborate on your text evidence). These task cards have a question and a response. To complete the task, students must highlight the parts of RACE with a certain

Help your students have a strong introduction and keep their essays focused. I created this resource when my students were struggling with having a clear and focused thesis statement in their introduction paragraphs. I taught them how to turn words from the prompt into a thesis statement. What You are Getting in this Resource:1. 12 Slide Instructional Power pointdefinition of thesis statementtwo types of thesis statements (Opinion and Expository/Informative)instructions on how to turn the pr

In this Mini- Bundle, you will be receiving three RACE Strategy Products. See individual descriptions below: RACE Strategy - Identifying the Parts Task CardsDo you need exemplars to help you teach what the parts of RACE look like? In my classroom, students need to see what a good constructed response should look like. I use the RACE strategy in my room (R-Restate A -- Answer the question C - Cite the Text E - Explain and Elaborate on your text evidence). These task cards have a question and a r

****This product is part of a mini bundle and a complete bundle***** Are you trying to teach your students how to use RACE for Constructed Response? if so, my RACE strategy products are for you. This is a step by step approach to make sure students really understand each part. This product represents CITE THE TEXT. You will be getting Six Station Cards. There are three fiction text cards and three non fiction text cards. Each station cards will have one question/task that will

This is a great addition to anyone using EL Curriculum for 5th grade, but is also appropriate for anyone teaching the novel Esperanza Rising,This product is best used before beginning the novel or just after one or two chapters. Depending on where you are located, your students may have limited knowledge of the history of Mexico. The majority of this product addresses topics related to the history of Mexico that come up within the novel. Also included is some background knowledge on figurative

In order to progress to the RI 5.5, students must know the informational text structures. This product will help you give students the background knowledge needed. In this product you are getting: In this product, you have: 1. ONE text structure journal page (This is a free download by itself in my store (Engage Learn Assess) 2. TWO sets of 6 paragraphs for determining text structure (These are meant to be used for cooperative group learning.) 3. ONE Group Recording Page (This is meant to b

*******This product is part of a bundle and mini-bundle *******The RACES strategy is used for constructed response writing as well as building the background for writing essays. My RACES strategy products breaks down the process to help students better understand. This product is designed for students to practice elaborating/explaining. There are also opportunities for students to restate, answer, cite the text, and elaborate. In this product you are getting:1. Elaborate/Explain Guided Practice

Included in this super bundle are all the resources to teach each part of the RACES strategy. In addition to this, you will receive my RACES Strategy product to identify the parts of RACES as well as read RACES responses and rate them according to a 4 point scale. You will also receive my RACES writing practice which includes single and paired text writing practice. Please click on each link for each individual product to see its preview. Other RACES products: RACES - Restate the QuestionRACES

****This bundle is also part of a SUPER BUNDLE****RACES is a strategy for teaching constructed response writing. These products are meant to be used when teaching the RACES strategy. It breaks down each part to help students better understand. Each product is a mix of both guided and individual practices, task cards, assessments, and writing practice. Please click on each of the individual products to preview. Other RACES products: RACES - Restate the QuestionRACES - Answer the QuestionRACES

*****These THREE products can also be found in my COMPLETE RACE strategy COMPLETE BUNDLE **** In this mini bundle, you will be getting THREE RACE Strategy Products. See details below: RACE Strategy - Restate, Answer, and CITE THE TEXT - Student Paced StationsAre you trying to teach your students how to use RACE for Constructed Response? if so, my RACE strategy products are for you. This is a step by step approach to make sure students really understand each part. This product represents CITE TH

**** Use this Product All Year or for Test Prep****** 45 ELA Terms I created this product because I realized that when I was asking students to determine the "theme" or tell me the "point of view," certain students did not know what those terms meant. This is a way for students to review these terms over and over throughout the school year. Quiz Quiz Trade Instructions for this product: 1. Print Quiz Quiz Trade Strips 2. Give each student a strip. 3. Students should stand and find a partner

Do your students think they are finished after writing one sentence to elaborate in their writing? This product is designed to help students say "just one more thing" in order to strengthen writing. This product includes:1.2 Texts about the Space Race 2.2 Task Cards for students to extend elaboration 3.2 Texts about famous athletes (Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens) 4.2 Task Cards for students to extend elaboration 5.“Just one more thing” elaboration stems What is this product?This product is sp

With this Product, you are getting: Journal Page with items in a series comma rules. One Worksheet where students will add commas when necessary, and they will take a list of items and write a sentence with items in a series. Proofreading/Editing Practice with a focus on sentences with items in a series. One Editing Practice Sheet. These worksheets could be used in a variety of ways in your classroom. Independent Practice Remediation Assessment In a Workstation Homework

In this product, you will receive 28 task cards. The task cards are multiple choice questions. These task cards can be used for a Scoot, intervention, or learning stations. I have included a Scoot Student Page, or students could used this as a recording page in a small group station. The skills that are reviewed are as follows: Compound Sentences Complex Sentences Plural Nouns Introductory Elements Perfect Verb tense Verb Tense Correlative Conjunctions Items in a Series Other comma usage

********This product is part of a bundle and super bundle*********The RACES strategy is used for constructed response writing as well as building the background for writing essays. My RACES strategy products breaks down the process to help students better understand. This product is specifically for restating and answering the question or task. In this product, you are getting:1.Six task cards with short texts and a question/task requiring students to restate and answer. 2.A task recording page