RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets STEM Short Constructed Response Practice

These RACE strategy practice worksheets are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. The RACE writing strategy passages are STEM-themed to engage students as they read and annotate nonfiction texts. Included are practice worksheets with text-based short response questions along with RACE strategy posters and anchor charts that teach students each part of the RACE strategy. Students will become experts at writing well-structured responses to text-based questions with evidence and clear explanations with the RACE acronym. Perfect for test prep.

The Race strategy practice worksheets come with digital notebooks (in Google Slides™) that are differentiated to help improve the engagement of your students!

Readability is in the 3rd-6th grade range. The STEM-themed Race strategy passages are perfect for fast test prep, centers, independent work, homework, early finishers, and so much more!

The RACE acronym teaches students how to construct a complete response with evidence and their own thinking. Useful for all students including struggling writers and students with disabilities.

RACE stands for:

R: Restate the question

A: Answer the question

C: Cite the evidence

E: Explain your thinking

What's included in the RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets?

• Print (PDF) resource
• Digital Notebooks
• Anchor Charts (color & black and white)
• Blank Graphic Organizer
• LEVEL 1
  • 10 Passages: Students read a 1-3 paragraph STEM-themed passage and underline key details as they read. Students then answer a question by writing a short response that follows the RACE writing strategy. A checklist is provided for them to check their work.

• LEVEL 2 (differentiated)
  • 10 Passages: Students read a 1-3 paragraph STEM-themed passage and underline key details as they read. Students then answer a question by completing a graphic organizer for each part of the RACE writing strategy. Sentence starters are given for the cite and explain parts of the organizer.

• Answer keys are provided for all passages.

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