RACE Strategy Prompts and Passages 6th-8th Grades | More Passages
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Looking for more practice with the RACE Strategy? This product contains 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions to guide students through the use of the RACE strategy. RACE is a writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and text evidence, and to provide concluding statements.
Please note: the passages in this product are the same ones used in this Reading Comprehension and Writing with the RACE Strategy product. Do not purchase duplicates!
Why use the RACE strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writers and students with disabilities, but it can also be a helpful scaffold for all students. It teaches students to do what good writers do naturally—restating the question in a complete sentence, answering all parts of the question, citing evidence and fully explaining.
R: Re-state the question
A: Answer all parts of the question
C: Cite the text to provide evidence
E: Explain your citation
This Download Contains:
- Student resource introducing the RACE strategy
- Example passage and RACE response
- 10 passages and short response questions
- Suggested answers to each passage and grading guide
Passages are 6th-8th grade reading level. They are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Easy to differentiate! This ready-to-use printables are great for formative assessments or test-prep!
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