Restating Strategy

How would you restate the following question:

What is your favorite animal?

• Dogs.

• I like dogs.

• My favorite animal is a dog.

• Dogs because they are the best.

Hmm... How to restate??

From whose perspective is the story told?

• The detective is telling the story.

• The story is in first person.

• The story is told from the perspective of...

• What is perspective??

What does R stand for in R.A.C.E?

• Rewrite

• Restate

• Return

• Resist

How would you restate this question...

How many bears did Goldilocks see?

• 3

• Three

• Goldilocks saw three bears.

• The three bears saw Goldilocks.

After you give evidence, you should _____ explain how it connects to the topic of the paragraph.

• Sometimes

• Never

• Often

• Always

After your topic sentence, the next part of the RACES strategy is C. In this part you should...

• Cite (use) the author's name

• Cite (use) your resources

• Cite (use) evidence

• Cite (use) explanations

What does the 'A' in R.A.C.E stand for?

• Answer

• Analyze

• Ask

• Argue

How would you restate this question...

Why is the sky blue?

• The sky is blue because of the way light is scattered.

• Blue is the color of the sky.

• Why does the sky appear blue?

• What makes the sky blue?

In the R.A.C.E strategy, what should you do after citing evidence?

• Conclude the paragraph

• Analyze the evidence

• Restate the question

• Explain the evidence