Restate the Question

How could you restate this writing prompt?

Explain how the war affected France.

• The war affected France in many ways.

• How did the war affect France?

• This paragraph will tell how the war affected France.

• I am going to tell you about how the war affected France.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.2B

CCSS.W.7.4

How could you restate this writing prompt?

Describe how weather affects tornados.

• The weather creates tornadoes in many ways.

• How does the weather create tornadoes?

• I am going to tell you about how weather creates tornadoes.

• This paragraph is going to be about how weather creates tornadoes.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.2B

CCSS.W.7.4

How could you restate this writing prompt?

Explain what led to the downfall of Rome.

• Rome fell for many reasons.

• What led to the downfall of Rome?

• This paragraph is going to tell about what led to the downfall of Rome.

• I'm going to tell you about why the Roman Empire fell.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.4

How could you restate this writing prompt?

Describe the life cycle of a butterfly.

• There are several stages in the life cycle of a butterfly.

• What are the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly?

• I am going to tell you about the life cycle of a butterfly.

• This paragraph will be about the life cycle of a butterfly.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.2B

CCSS.W.7.4

In a RACE paragraph, the R stands for:

• respond

• retell

• restate

• react

True or false:

When you restate a question, you can write another question.

• false

• true

Which are good phrases to use when restating a question that isn't exactly a question? (Check all)

• in many ways

• for many reasons

• This paragraph will be

• I'm going to tell you about

How would you restate the question, "Explain how the author creates a feeling of sympathy."

• Did you ever wonder how an author creates sympathy?
• The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy.

• The author creates sympathy by showing how sensitive a character is.

• How does the author show sympathy for a character?

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

How would you restate the question, "Describe how backpacks have changed over the years."

• Backpacks have changed in many ways over the years.

• Why have backpacks changed over the years?

• Backpacks have changed over the years, in that they have become larger and heavier for kids.

• Should backpacks change over the years.

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CCSS.W.7.2B

Restate the question to answer in a complete sentence.

What can you do to help a friend that is having a hard day?

• When a friend is having a hard day I can help him with his problems and try to cheer him up.

• When a friend is having a bad day, I can listen to her and be sympathetic.

• I can do many things to help a friend when they are having a hard day.

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CCSS.W.7.2B