Understanding the RACES Writing Strategy

Understanding the RACES Writing Strategy

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

The video tutorial introduces the RACES strategy for writing effective paragraphs. It explains the five key components: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, and Summarize. The tutorial uses a prompt from 'A Long Walk to Water' to demonstrate how to restate and answer questions, cite evidence, connect evidence to answers, and summarize ideas. The importance of evidence in academic writing is emphasized, and resources for writing RACES paragraphs are highlighted.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the RACES strategy in writing?

To make writing more creative

To increase the length of paragraphs

To make writing more entertaining

To ensure paragraphs are well-structured and supported by evidence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a component of the RACES strategy?

Restate

Summarize

Answer

Create

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the RACES strategy, what does the 'R' stand for?

Revise

Restate

Review

Reflect

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus when applying the RACES strategy to a prompt?

Changing the prompt

Ignoring the prompt

Counting the number of words in the prompt

Identifying the verb in the prompt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be included in the first sentence of a RACES paragraph?

A personal opinion

A restatement of the question and the answer

A quote from a different book

A joke

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to cite evidence in a RACES paragraph?

To avoid writing a conclusion

To confuse the reader

To support the ideas presented

To make the paragraph longer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of explaining the evidence in a RACES paragraph?

To introduce new ideas

To restate the question

To summarize the paragraph

To clarify how the evidence supports the answer

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final step in writing a RACES paragraph?

Restating the question

Adding more evidence

Introducing a new topic

Summarizing the ideas and concluding

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What resources are suggested for practicing the RACES strategy?

RACES paragraph wall

Text talker sentence frames

Sample paragraphs

All of the above