RACES Writing Strategy

What does the R stand for in RACES?

• Request

• Restate

• Review

• Respond

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the A stand for in RACES?

• Acknowledge

• Add explanation

• Awesome

• Answer

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

True or false: You can Restate the question and Answer the question in the same sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the C stand for in RACES?

• Clarify

• Cite evidence

• Conclusion

• Calculate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the E stand for in RACES?

• Evidence

• Equation

• Exercise

• Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the S stand for in RACES?

• Summarize

• Stop

• So

• State the answer

The text states, "for many people over 30, job and family obligations increase..." This is an example of which?

• restate

• answer

• cite

• explain

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In conclusion, old people do not like new music. This is an example of which?

• restate

• answer

• cite

• explain

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Old people do not like new music because... This is an example of which?

• restate

• answer

• cite

• explain

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

...because they prefer more familiar music from when they were younger. This is an example of which?

• restate

• answer

• cite

• explain

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1