Crafting Constructed Responses: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Mr. Craig explains how to formulate a constructed response using the RACE strategy: Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain. He uses a Scholastic article about password sharing to demonstrate the process, showing how to gather information, make a claim, support it with evidence, and explain the reasoning. Students are encouraged to practice by choosing a claim and finding evidence to support it, using either a paragraph format or a graphic organizer.

What is the first step in formulating a constructed response?

• Gathering information

• Using reasoning

• Citing evidence

• Making a claim

What is the title of the article used in the example?

• The dangers of password sharing

• Is it ever okay to share your password?

• How to protect your passwords

• The benefits of password sharing

What does the 'R' in the RACE strategy stand for?

• Restate

• Respond

• Reason

• Review

What are the two possible claims you can make about password sharing?

• It is beneficial to share passwords or it is not beneficial to share passwords

• It is legal to share passwords or it is not legal to share passwords

• It is safe to share passwords or it is not safe to share passwords

• It is okay to share passwords or it is not okay to share passwords

What should you use to support your claim in the 'Cite' step?

• Personal opinions

• Quotes from the text

• Statistics

• Examples from other sources

According to the text, why do some companies not mind password sharing?

• It increases their revenue

• It is a terrific marketing vehicle

• It helps them track users

• It reduces their costs

What is a potential risk of sharing passwords mentioned in the article?

• Getting banned from the service

• Inadvertently giving away passwords to other accounts

• Receiving spam emails

• Losing access to your account

What is the purpose of the 'Explain' step in the RACE strategy?

• To find more evidence

• To restate the claim

• To provide your own reasoning

• To summarize the text

What should you do after combining all parts of your response?

• Add transitions and an introduction

• Change your reasoning

• Find more evidence

• Rewrite the claim

What are you asked to do in the practice exercise?

• Rewrite the article

• Create a new claim

• Find two more examples of evidence to support your claim

• Write a summary of the article