RACES Writing Strategy

RACES is an acronym that stands for Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain, and Sum it up.

The RACES writing strategy is used to write a well-developed answer to a question.

The first step is to Restate the question.

The 'A' stands for Answering the question.

The 'C' stands for Citing evidence from the text.

The 'E' stands for Explaining the evidence provided.

The 'S' stands for Summing it up or writing a conclusion.

Examples include 'For example,' 'The text states,' and 'According to the text,'.

An example is: 'The text states, “Mother measures rice grains left in the bin. Not enough to last till payday at the end of the month” (Lai 37).'.

A sum it up sentence summarizes the main points and concludes the response.