R.A.C.E.S. writing strategy

Front

What does the R mean?

Back

Restate/rewrite the question as a statement

Front

What does the A mean?

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Answer all parts of the question

Front

What does the C mean?

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Cite your evidence

Front

What does the E mean?

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Explain or elaborate what your evidence makes you think

Front

What does the S mean?

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Sum up your answer by closing it out

Front

The part of RACE where you use part of the question to begin your paragraph. Options: Restate, Answer, Explain, Cite

Back

Restate

Front

The part of RACE where you add your own thoughts to add to the quotes you have chosen to include.

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Explain

Front

The part of RACE where you find a quote and copy it word for word from the text using quotation marks or put the quote in your own words mentioning that the author or passage states something

Back

Cite

Front

How does the author create a feeling of sympathy?

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The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy by...

Front

Paraphrase

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put in your own words