RACCE

RACCE

RACCE

What is RACCE?

RACCE

• RACCE is an Acronym

• RACCE helps people remember which steps and in which order to write a constructed response for text evidence.

• RACCE can be applied in subjects like English, Social Studies, History, and many more.

RACCE

• R = Restate the Question

• A = Answer the Question

• C = Cite Text Evidence

• C = Cite Text Evidence a 2nd time

• E = Explain What it Means

Multiple Choice

RACCE can be used when doing a book report?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You can use RACCE when your teacher asks you to write a text evidence response about a subject that you read.

• True

• False

R = Restate the Question

• Use words from the question to turn it into a statement.

• The first step is to change the question into a statement. You need to remove the question word like who, what, when, where, or why but restate the keywords in the question.

• For example, if the question was “Why did John decide to give his mother a banana?” the answer would start this way, “John decided to give his mother a banana because…”

Multiple Choice

If you were asked: Why did Tom think it was Monday?

You might "R" Restate...

• Tom is a happy boy __________ .

• Monday always comes after Sunday.

• Tom thought it was Monday because _____________.

• Monday was Tom's Birthday .

A = Answer the Question

• Think about what is being asked and answer all parts of the question. 

• After restating the question, finish the sentence and answer the question. You may use your own knowledge as well as inferences from the text to identify the answer.

• A few tips for this… 1: It’s important to make sure to answer the specific question being asked. 2: Also make sure to answer every part of the question. Sometimes questions have more than one part. 3: Remember to list the character’s name first, before using a pronoun like he/she/they.

C = Cite Text Evidence

• Find relevant evidence to support your answer. Then write it correctly using a sentence stem, like…

• According to the text…

• The author wrote…

• On the ____ page, the text stated...

• Based on the text…

C = Cite Text Evidence Again

• Find additional evidence to support your answer. Then write it correctly using a sentence stem, like…

• According to the text…

• The author wrote…

• On the ____ page, the text stated...

• Based on the text…

E = Explain What it Means

• The last part of the constructed response is where you tell how the text evidence proved your point. Some simple sentence starters could be:

• In conclusion...

• This shows…

• This proves…

• This is a good example of…

• This means that…

RACCE

Restate

Answer

Cite

Cite

Explain

Multiple Choice

RACCE is an acronym for...

• Restate, Answer, Conclude, Cite, and Explain

• Repeat, Answer, Cite, Color, and Explain

• Restate, Answer, Cite, Cite, and Explain

• Restate, Answer, Cite, Cite, and Entertain

Multiple Choice

Restate means...

• Rewrite the question into a statement.

• Writing the question word for word

• Finding evidence text from what you read.

• Remembering what you read.

Multiple Choice

Answer means...

• Writing your response to a question.

• Letting people know you read your assignment.

• Adding information to a question.

• Always filling your paragraphs with nouns.

Multiple Choice

Cite means to...

• Concluding your paragraph.

• Finding the answer.

• Rewording a statement into a question

• Quote evidence for or justification of an argument, answer or statement.

Multiple Choice

The second Cite means...

• To state a second quote of evidence.

• To write another example, that also proves your opinion.

• Cite twice.

• All of the answers listed

Multiple Choice

Explain means to...

• Tell how your text evidence proved your point.

• Answering the question.

• Exiting your paragraph with light humor.

• Stating evidence based text from what you read.

Please read the following...

Luca’s grandpa lives on a farm. His grandpa has a big garden, and many animals. When Luca was little, he was afraid of the chickens. When he helped his grandpa feed the chickens, the chickens chased him, crying, “Cluck, cluck, cluck!” One chicken even pecked Luca's leg with her sharp beak. But his grandpa showed him how to shoo the chickens away with hishand, saying, “Shoo chicks, shoo chicks!” Luca still doesn’t like the chickens much, but he isn’t afraid of them now. He feels very grown up.

question

How did Luca feel about his grandfather's chickens when he was a child, and now as an adult?

Open Ended

How did Luca feel about his grandfather's chickens when he was a child, and now as an adult?

Multiple Choice

Do you feel that you understand and can us RACCE?

• Yes

• No