Woosah Station 9/22

The RACE Strategy

Writing open-ended constructed

responses!

Objective: RI.7.3

Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

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What is our Objective for Today?

• Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

• Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

Words You Need to Know:

• Constructed Response-  are questions that require more elaborate answers and explanations of reasoning. Students must generate a response as opposed to selecting response. 

• Cite- quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement

• Restate- state again or differently, especially in order to correct or to make more clear or convincing.

• Explain- make clear by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

Poll

Constructed Response Questions require students to answer a multiple choice question.

• True

• False

• Not Sure

Why use the RACE Strategy? To make writing easier!

RACE is a strategy that will help you (students) write open-ended constructed responses. It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—restating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.

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Why use the RACE Strategy?

• It will help you answer open-ended constructed response questions.

• It will help you solve complex equations.

R Re-state the question

Turn the question into a statement to introduce your paragraph.

Example: How can students improve their study skills?

Students can improve their study skills by...

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

The "R" in RACE stands for ____________________.

• Review

• Reevaluate

• Restate

• Resolve

Example of Restate

Use the question to help you restate. Do not start with a ‘Question word” (Who, What, Where, When, Why or Because,..)

Q: Why is education important?

Restate: Education is important because…

A Answer the question.

A Answer all parts of the question

Keep in mind that there may be more than one part to the question.

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

The "A" is RACE stands for _________ the question.

• Answer

• Assume

• Acknowledge

• Allude

Example of Answer the question.

Answer the question.

• Your answer should be 1-2 sentences long and should fully answer the question.

• Can be combined with your restatement.

Example: Education is important because it allows us to learn a wealth of knowledge. As global citizens, it is important that we never stop learning.

C Cite the text to support your answer.

• Support your answer evidence from the text. If you use a direct quotation, use

  quotation marks. Make sure to introduce your evidence with a phrase like:

  “For example,” “According to the text,” “The author states that...” etc.

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

The "C" is RACE stands for _________ .

• consume

• consider

• Cite

• concur

Example of Cite text evidence.

• Make sure you include the BEST piece of text

evidence that supports your answer.

Example:

In the text it mentions, “Education not only teaches our children facts but also teaches them how to think and learn on their own” (p.22).

E Explain your citation

Elaborate on why your textual evidence helps you prove your point. Use phrases

_____like: “this example shows how...,” “this quotation proves that...,” etc.

Multiple Choice

Check for Understanding:

The "E" is RACE stands for _________ .

• Examine

• Erase

• Evade

• Explain

Example of Explain your citation.

• Include 1-2 sentences that makes it clear how the text evidence supports your answer.

Ways to start your sentence:

• This shows…

• This proves… 

Example:

This proves that knowledge is a powerful tool that everyone should possess. The more that you know, the better off you will be in your future endeavors.

Q: Why is education important?

(R)Education is important because (A) it allows us to learn a wealth of knowledge. As global citizens, it is important that we never stop learning. (C) In the text it mentions, “Education not only teaches our children facts but also teaches them how to think and learn on their own” (p.22). (E) This proves that knowledge is a powerful tool that everyone should possess. The more that you know, the better off you will be in your future endeavors.

Let's Practice

Using RACE to answer Construced Responses!

RACE Review

R. = restate.

A. = answer.

C. = cite your evidence.

E. = explain/expand on your answer.

When do we use RACE to answer questions?

• Any time we are asked to support our answer with evidence.

• When a question says constructed response question.

• To completely answer a reading question.

R. = restate

Restate the question being asked.

If the question has multiple parts, create a new sentence to respond to each part. Restate at the beginning of each sentence.

Example question: What is evaporation and what step comes next in the water cycle?

Answer: Evaporation is ... The next step in the water cycle is ...

A. = answer

Answer the question.

Evaporation is when water changes into the gas state of matter and floats away. The next step in the water cycle is condensation where clouds are formed by gaseous water molecules sticking together.

C. = cite your evidence

Cite evidence (facts) to back up your answer.

Use evidence starters so people know you are giving facts.

Evaporation is when water changes into the gas state of matter and floats away. On page 55 of our text book it says, "the process of turning from liquid into vapor." The next step in the water cycle is condensation where clouds are formed by gaseous water molecules sticking together. The author states that after evaporation, "..."

You can also replace "text" with video, poem, etc.

E. = explain/expand on your answer.

Explain your answer.

Evaporation is when water changes into the gas state of matter and floats away. On page 55 of our text book it says evaporation is, "the process of turning from liquid into vapor." As you can see, evaporation is a change in the states of matter, from liquid state to vapor or gas state.

Explain sentence starters

Multiple Choice

How would you restate the question, "How did backpacks change over the years?"

• Backpacks have changed over the years by

• Why have backpacks changed over the years

• Did backpacks change over the years

• Should backpacks change over the years

Multiple Choice

How would you restate the question, "Why was Michael motivated to get a good grade?"

• So he would get on the A honor roll.

• Michael was motivated to get a good grade because...

• He was motivated to get a good grade because...

• Michael was motivated...

Multiple Choice

You would use this phrase for which part of RACE - In the passage, the author states...

• Answer

• Explain

• Cite

• Summarize

Multiple Choice

Constructed Response is another term that means the question is a RACE paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The part of RACE where you use part of the question to begin your paragraph.

• Explain

• Cite

• Summarize

• Restate

Multiple Choice

When do we use the RACE strategy?

• When the question requires a written response and asks you to use evidence or details from the text.

• When the question is multiple choice and you need to look for evidence from the text.

• When the question requires you to look back into the text to find the answer.

• When you are answering a True or False question that requires you to look back into the text for evidence or details.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of EXPLAIN sentence starters? Select ALL the answers that apply!

• This proves that,

• You don't need EXPLAIN sentence starters.

• This shows that,

• This demonstrates that,

Multiple Choice

If you see this phrase, "use evidence from the text to support your answer" you must write a RACE response.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of CITE sentence starters? Select ALL the answers that apply!

• According to the text,

• The text states,

• You don't need sentence starters to cite.

• In paragraph ______, the author states,

Multiple Choice

Why do we use the RACE strategy.

• To get a good grade.
• To find the answer.
• To help us read.
• To completely answering Questions about a reading.

Multiple Choice

Which is the appropriate sentence starter when you're citing evidence?

• The author states...
• This means...
• Because of this...
• In conclusion

Multiple Choice

What is one way to cite evidence?

• Copy word for word

• Use quotation marks to copy text

• Just write anything

Multiple Choice

How would you restate the question, "How does the author create a feeling of sympathy?"

• Did you ever wonder how an author creates sympathy?
• The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy by...
• Sometimes authors create sympathy
• Sympathy is a feeling that authors can create

Multiple Choice

What does the C stand for in RACE?

• Copy the answer

• Cite evidence

• Carbon copy

Multiple Choice

What does the R stand for in RACE?

• Restate the question

• Restate your opinion

• Really try to write something

Poll

Do you feel like an expert using the RACE technique to answer questions?

• Yes!!

• Maybe?

• No