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You can use the RACE strategy when:
You can use the RACE strategy when:
Being asked your opinion in a question.
Example: What is your favorite subject in school.
Being asked a text-dependent question.
This is when you're given a text to read and you are asked to answer a question about it.
Example: Based on the article you read, why is it important that kids eat healthy and exercise?
RESTATE example:
RESTATE example:
QUESTION: How are the themes similar in these passages?
RESTATE: The themes of these passages are similar...
ANSWER the question or state your opinion. "R" and "A" can usually be combined.
ANSWER the question or state your opinion. "R" and "A" can usually be combined.
Example: These passages both share the theme that friends can help each other in difficult times.
CITE the EVIDENCE:
CITE the EVIDENCE:
- In paragraph _____, it says...- According to the text...- In "______", it says...- The text explains....- The author wrote...
EXPLAIN the importance:
EXPLAIN the importance:
- This explains...- This shows...- This means...- This proves...- I believe...- I feel....- Now I know....- Now I understand...
When should you use the RACE strategy?
When should you use the RACE strategy?
When asked to answer in a short paragraph or a few sentences.
When asked to respond using evidence. (When you are asked to prove something.)
Presentation from class on the RACE Strategy
Presentation from class on the RACE Strategy
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