RAC Responses 👀

Writing with

RAC

• Is word-for-word textual evidence to support your answer

• Begin your cite with a sentence starter (The text says, The author wrote, etc.)

• Always use quotation marks

• 1-3 sentences

• Orange

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Cite

• Example #1: The text says, When Michael tried out for the school's basketball team they said he was too short to play and he didn't make the team

• Example #2: When Michael went to school he didn't make the team.

• Example #3: "The text says, When Michael tried out for the school's basketball team they said he was too short to play and he didn't make the team."

Incorrect Cite

The text says, "When Michael tried out for the school's basketball team they said he was too short to play and he didn't make the team."

Correct Cite

Prompt: Was Michael Jordan always the best at basketball?

Restate: Michael Jordan was not always the best at basketball.

Additional Answer: When Michael was in high school he didn't make the team because he was too short.

Multiple Select

Check each of the following that make up, "Cite".

• The sentences are orange.

• Use quotation marks.

• Word for word textual evidence.

• 1-3 sentences.

• Your own words from the text.

Just in case you got that wrong, try it again on the next slide! If you got it right, then you know what you are doing!

Multiple Select

Check each of the following that make up, "Cite".

• The sentences are orange.

• Use quotation marks.

• Word for word textual evidence.

• 1-3 sentences.

• Your own words from the text.

​Read the article in the next couple of slides to begin practicing how to add the cite to your RA responses.

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Let's Start Practicing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be a proper restate for the question, "What is a homophone?"

• A homophone is two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

• A homophone is.

• A homophone is two words that are spelled the same but have different sounds and meanings.

• A homophone is two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings for example toons and tunes are a homophone.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be a proper additional answer for the question and restate, "What is a homophone?" Restate: A homophone is two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

• An example homophone from this article was "toons" and "tunes". Tunes relates to music and toons, relates to cartoons.

• This explains why homophones are the way that they are.

• A homophone is two words that have the same pronunciation but different definitions.

• A homophone is two words that are spelled differently but have the same meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be a proper cite for the question, restate, and additional answer, "What is a homophone?" Restate: A homophone is two words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Additional Answer: An example homophone from this article was "toons" and "tunes". Tunes relates to music and toons, relates to cartoons.

• The text says, "Ah homophones. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, confusion is sure to follow. That confusion reaches a whole new level when one of those words in used in the case where it seems the other one should be there instead."

• The text says, Ah homophones. When two words sound the same but have different meanings, confusion is sure to follow. That confusion reaches a whole new level when one of those words in used in the case where it seems the other one should be there instead.

• "The fact that 'tunes' sounds exactly like 'toons', which seems like it would be a more fitting name nowadays, is a complete coincidence."

• The author wrote, "The fact that 'tunes' sounds exactly like 'toons', which seems like it would be a more fitting name nowadays, is a complete coincidence."

• one sentence

• TTQA

• may have a simple answer, might not always need one

• Include key words from prompt

Restate

Additional Answer

Cite

• 1-2 sentences

• Explain the what, why, how, ext. to explain the information you included in your restate

• 1-3 sentences

• Include a sentence starter & quotation marks

• Word for word text from the passage to support your RA response

Match

Match the following RA response with the correct cite.

• Bob Bergen was the voice actor that explained the confusion. Fans were confused as to why Looney Tunes and not Looney Toons. Since the show is a cartoon not songs.

• Bergen wanted to become Porky Pig since he was five years old. In order to achieve this dream he moved to L.A. and prepared himself to be a voice actor.

• It wasn't until the 1990s when the Looney Tunes title became confusing. This is when the internet was created and became popular,

The text says, "We were able to chat with Bob Bergen, the current voice actor for Porky Pig."

The passage read, "At five years old, he made it his life's mission to become Porky Pig."

The text says,"Until the 1900s-the rise of the internet-that it became a popular confusion."

• The text says, "We were able to chat with Bob Bergen, the current voice actor for Porky Pig."

• The passage read, "At five years old, he made it his life's mission to become Porky Pig."

• The text says,"Until the 1900s-the rise of the internet-that it became a popular confusion."

Multiple Select

Read the following cite, what is missing from it. Check all that apply.

From the passage the author writes about an interview with Bob Bergen finding out the mystery behind the Looney Tunes title.

• It is missing quotation marks

• It's missing a sentence starter

• The textual evidence is not from the text, it's in the writer's own words

• It does not restate the question

Reorder

Reorder the following to be a proper cite.

• The author writes,

• " (#1)

• But of course, there was a method to Warner Brothers' madness.

• " (#2)

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Draw

Draw a picture that shows how you feel about adding the cite onto your RA response. For example you can draw a smile or thumbs up if you feel like you know what you are doing. However, if you are still confused then you can draw a dramatic frown with tears or a thumbs down.