LESSON #19 R.A.C.E.E Unit 1 Medial Review

LESSON #19

R.A.C.E.

Unit 1 Enduring Issues Medial Review

• Entry: R.A.C.E.E.[A.C.E.E] and Enduring Issues

• Focus: How can we use R.A.C.E to improve our Social Studies writing skills?

• Date: 11/16/2020

Background Information

When we read a passage and answer a question, our goal is to convince the readers of our answer! One writing strategy that we use throughout middle school to write a good paragraph or essay is R.A.C.E.E[.A.C.E.E.]

R.A.C.E.E. is an ACRONYM. That means that every letter stands for a word or phrase.

R = RESTATE

• R in RACEE stands for RESTATING the question. That means turning the question into a statement so people understand what you are answering.

• QUESTION: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE?

We Must ALSO ANSWER the question!

Question: (Restate and Answer) What is the difference between weather and climate?

Open Ended

RESTATE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

What is the definition of the term enduring issue?

What is the definition of the term enduring issue?

The definition of the term enduring issue is a long lasting or continuing problem or challenge.

The enduring issues we will be studying this year are: 1. Conflict 2. Power 3. Innovation 4. Ideas and Beliefs 5. Scarcity and

6. Environmental Impact (which was one we discussed on our last assessment)

What is the enduring issue presented in this image? Restate and Answer.

You will answer on the next slide and explain why.

Open Ended

Restate and Answer: What enduring issue was presented in this picture?

(Human Impact on Environment OR Environmental Impact on Humans)

(R) The enduring issue presented in the image is environmental impact.

(A) Specifically, it is environmental impact on humans. This is because the environment (area around us) is impacting a person's way of life.

After we answer our question. We must then PROVE it by CITING EVIDENCE. (Copying evidence to prove your answer EXACTLY from the text)

After we cite evidence from the text we must EXPLAIN and ELABORATE.

Explain: What does the text mean?

Elaborate: How does it prove your answer?

NOW LET'S TRY THIS WITH A MEDIAL DOCUMENT

Let's use R.A.C.E.E with Document #1

• Do not forget to explain the enduring issue when answering the question.

• Question: Based on the document, what is the problem or challenge that societies have faced across time?

• When we say ACROSS TIME, we mean that this problem has existed since the beginning of time AND still exists today!

Open Ended

Restate and Answer: Based on the document, what is the problem or challenge that societies (people) have faced across time?

Click on the picture to read the document.

R. & A.

Based on the document, the problem societies have faced is environmental impact (the enduring issue). People had to migrate because of the Ice Age. They no longer had crops and they had to follow animals out in order to survive.

What's next?

Open Ended

Cite Evidence: Prove your answer....

In Document #1 it states, "...............".

C - Cite Evidence

Based on Document #1 it states, "The Ice Age required a change in the way early humans live because the frozen land impacted their way of life negatively".

Now what do we do??

Open Ended

Elaborate and Explain!

E: This piece of evidence means....

E: This supports the claim (answer) because it shows...

• E: This piece of evidence means that early humans had a difficult time surviving because of the frozen land.

• Therefore, they had to find a new place to live because the environment affected them in a negative way. They were not able to hunt easily and there were no crops for them to eat.

• Now you will try writing a perfect R.A.C.E.E. paragraph based on the next document.

Question: Based on the document, what is the challenge or problem societies have faced across time?

Remember:

R. Restate

A. Answer (what is the enduring issue - it is the same for ALL documents, environmental impact)

C. Cite Evidence

E. Explain Evidence

E. Elaborate

Open Ended

Question: Based on the documents, what is the problem or challenge societies have faced across time?

R. Restate

A. Answer (what is the enduring issue - it is the same for ALL documents, environmental impact)

C. Cite Evidence

E. Explain Evidence

E. Elaborate

Poll

How comfortable are you writing a R.A.C.E.E paragraph using ENDURING ISSUES?

• VERY COMFORTABLE!

• I CAN GET BY!

• I STILL NEED TO PRACTICE

• I AM LOST! HELP!