1. Writing R.A.C.E.S! R-Restate the topic! A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! (Slow down=reasons/details E-Explain its significance! (Stop! Elaborate!) S-Sum (Summarize) it up! (concluding sentence) (concluding sentence)

2. Writing R.A.C.E.S! Example: Do you think McKnight sixth graders are excellent students? * Answer: McKnight sixth graders are indeed excellent students. Sixth graders follow the Lancer Way of showing responsibility. For example, we are ready with our materials to learn at the beginning of the class. Therefore, it’s obvious McKnight sixth graders are excellent students, and that’s why Ms. Brown loves her job. R-Restate the topic! A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! E-Explain its significance! S-Sum (Summarize) it up!

3. Writing R.A.C.E.S! R-Restate the topic! A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! E-Explain its significance! S-Sum (Summarize) it up!

4. Writing R.A.C.E.S! Example: Do you think online schools help stop bullying? * Answer: Online schools were created to help stop bullying, {but they don’t prevent it} {and they do stop it}. In paragraph XX, it states ……. Tell me about this. The article also says……. Tell me about this. Therefore, online schools…(final statement and/or sum it up) R-Restate the topic! A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! E-Explain its significance! S-Sum (Summarize) it up!

5. Writing R.A.C.E.S! Example: Do you think online schools help stop bullying? * Answer: Online schools were created to help stop bullying, {but they don’t prevent it} {and they do stop it}. The author states, ‘Because of cyberbullying, students can’t escape bullying.’ Tell me about this. The article says, ‘The school has a zero-tolerance policy and has expelled students.’Tell me about this. Therefore, online schools…(final statement and/or sum it up) R-Restate the topic! A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! E-Explain its significance! S-Sum (Summarize) it up!

6. Writing R.A.C.E.S! Example: Do you think women of the Sioux tribe had an unfair amount of responsibilities to ensure tribal survival than the men? *Answer: The Sioux women had an unfair amount of responsibility for tribal survival. In paragraph 4 it talks about how the men hunted and protected the tribe from its many enemies. Although it is true the women had more work, the men had the tribe’s very lives in their hands which is a much more difficult job. Therefore, it was not unfair to women. R-Restate the topic and A-Answer the question! C-Cite specific evidence! E-Explain its significance! S-Sum (Summarize) it up!

7. Extended Response Example Prompt/Question: In an extended response, provide and explain two causes of the Civil War. Extended Response: There were a variety of conditions that led to the Civil War. According to the text one factor that led to the war was the economic and social differences between the North and South. The Northern economy relied on industry, and people of different cultures and classes had to work together. The author also stated, the South, which had become a one crop economy after the cotton gin was invented, relied heavily on the use of slavery. These differences caused a gap in economic and social attitudes. Finally, in paragraph 4 it states that most northerners were against slavery. This was due to the Dred Scott Case, John Brown’s Raid and the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act, as well as the publishing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. These are two of the many causes of the Civil War. Paragraph Organization: Topic Sentence-green Prove It Term+Transition+Reason, detail,fact-yellow Explain! Prove It Term+Transition+Reason, detail,fact-yellow Explain! Prove It Term+Transition+Reason, detail,fact-yellow Explain! Examples of Transition Sets! One important A significant One Equally important Another significant Also Most Important Of greatest significance In addition