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Paired Passages with Writing Prompts and Passages RACE Strategy Compare Contrast

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My students sometimes have difficulty understanding how to analyze a text and use RACE to answer open ended questions. This resource makes it easy for me and them to understand how to answer any type of open ended questions. Very useful resource! Thank you
I assigned one paired passage each week for several weeks to have my students get some practice using the RACE strategy when answering questions and writing responses. It saved me a lot of time. Thank you!
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Learning Objective

Students will be able to read a set of texts and write a constructed response, citing evidence from both texts using the RACE Strategy.

Description

These 10 paired passages with writing prompts are perfect for students to practice compare and contrast writing with the RACE writing strategy. The texts are perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling writers. Passages range between reading levels of 6-7th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a range of reading levels.

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  • Example passages with short response question and exemplar response
  • 10 sets of non-fiction paired texts (20 passages)
  • 10 short response questions to practice using the RACE Strategy
  • Grading guide and suggested answers

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RACE is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.

R: Re-state the question

A: Answer all parts of the question

C: Cite the text to provide evidence

E: Explain your citation

Why use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed responses. This strategy is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be helpful scaffolding for all students. It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—re-stating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.

Note: In this packet, the RACE strategy is modified to RACCE because students will cite BOTH passages!

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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
Establish and maintain a formal style.

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