RACE Writing Strategy Review

Fourth grade is different from third grade because...

Question: In what ways is fourth grade different from third grade? What is the BEST way to restate this question as a complete sentence?

Some things I like about school are....

Question: What do you like about school? What is the BEST way to restate this question as a complete sentence?

Some strategies I use to study and succeed in school are _______________ and ______________.

Question: What strategies do you use to study and succeed in school? What is the BEST way to restate this question as a complete sentence?

Students have more classes in middle school.

Question: Why do students have more classes in middle school? What is the BEST way to restate this question as a complete sentence?

underline or highlight it.

If you find evidence in a text what should you do?

Turn the question into a statement

What does it mean to restate the question?

Answer all parts of the question

What does the "A" in RACE stands for...

Cite (identify) evidence to back up your answer.

What does the "C" in RACE stands for...

Restate the question

What does the "R" in RACE stand for...

Add--details, transition words Remove--Words and sentences that don't make sense Move--Words and sentences into a logical order Substitute--boring words for interesting words

What does the acronym ARMS for revise mean?

Capitalize--proper nouns--places, people Use proper verb tense--ex: ran, running, run Punctuation--periods, quotation marks, commas, etc Spelling--check those commonly misspelled words

What does the acronym CUPS for edit mean?

Why should we care?

What question should your explanation answer?

Explain how the evidence backs up (supports) your answer.

The "E" in RACE means...

Look it up in the dictionary.

What should you do with a word you come across that you do not know while reading a passage?

Ti--New Time P--New place To--New topic P--New person speaking

When should you begin a new paragraph in your essay?

Inside the quotation marks.

When using dialogue, where does the punctuation go?

Identify text evidence to support your answer

The word "CITE" means...