RACES Vocab.

Front

Turn a question into a statement by removing the "question phrase".

Back

restate

Answer explanation

When you turn a question into a STATEment, you are reSTATE it.

Front

restate + answer + _________ = claim

Back

reason

Front

Respond to the question

Back

answer

Answer explanation

When you respond to a question, you need to give an ANSWER.

Front

An idea based on evidence supporting a writer's answer.

Back

reason

Answer explanation

You use evidence to come up with a REASON for your answer.

Front

A claim includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Back

summarize

Answer explanation

Your summary sentence is your claim REWORDED

Front

Include a quote supporting the claim

Back

cite

Answer explanation

Words that are not your own are CITED to give evidence that supports your answer.

Front

How many explaining sentences after a quote?

Back

TWO

Answer explanation

Your first sentence explains what the quote MEANS in your own words. Your second sentence explains how the quote PROVES the CLAIM.

Front

After citing a quote, the first explaining sentence should:

Back

explain the quote's meaning.

Answer explanation

You can't prove your claim if your reader doesn't know what your evidence means.

Front

Reworded or paraphrased claim at the end of a paragraph

Back

summary

Answer explanation

Your summary sentence SUMMARIZES what you proved in your paragraph, and is the last letter in the RACES format.

Front

Sentences in a well-done RACES paragraph?

Back

8

Answer explanation

Claim

Quote 1

Explaining Sentence 1

Explaining Sentence 2

Quote 2

Explaining Sentence 1

Explaining Sentence 2

Summary Sentence

= 8 sentences