R.A. C. E.

1. R.A.C.E.

2. 1. Restate the question • Example: • Why were the three bears so upset when they got home from their walk? • - Underline the important words. • Use as many words in the questions as possible. • The three bears were upset when they got home from their walk because…

3. Answer the question in a complete sentence • Give a general answer. • Provide only a gist of the whole answer. • Make the reader ask “What do you mean?” • Example: • Their house was not like they left it • The house was a mess • Someone had been in their house

4. Cite evidence from the passage. Use details or evidence to support your answer. • The “gist” answer leads you into details. Decide the order of the details or evidence. • Chronological order: the way things happen; use transition words • Order of importance: either most important or least important • Example: The three bears were upset when they got home from their walk because their house was not like they left it. To begin with, the bears noticed that someone had been eating their porridge. Next, they discovered that someone had broken baby bear’s chair. Lastly, their beds were messed up. However, all this happened because a little girl was in their house.

5. Expand or explain your answer- add more • Strategies for expanding a response: • Refer to the question again • Describe a personal connection that you can make to the passage. • State an opinion about the passage (Do not use the words, “in my opinion, I believe, I think”) • Make a prediction about what you think might happen next. • Make a comparison about two characters in the passage. • Make an inference about something you read in the passage. • Point out a cause/effect situation in the passage. • Make a conclusion about the passage.

6. Expand or explain your answer- add more cont… • Example: The three bears were upset when they got home from their walk because their house was not like they left it. To begin with, the bears noticed that someone had been eating their porridge. Next, they discovered that someone had broken baby bear’s chair. Lastly, their beds were messed up. However, all this happened because a little girl was in their house. As a result, the three bears were furious about the little girl messing up their home.