Transcript Using the RACE strategy - Grant Beacon Middle School

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The RACE Strategy
By Elsa Pla and Mary Aflague
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The Essential Idea
Using the RACED Strategy
to write a successful SCR
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Constructed Response
A constructed response is a type of open-ended
essay question demonstrating cognitive
knowledge and reasoning.
• The answer must be provided using information
found in a particular text or other essay prompt
(story, article, letter, map, picture, graphic organizer, etc.).
•It is not meant to demonstrate opinion, but to show
how one extracts information and uses it as the basis for
forming a complete answer.
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Where and when do we see these questions?
Constructed response essays are increasingly
used in
• Standardized statewide assessments (3rd grade > college)
• SAT
• ACT
• CSAP/ TCAP
•Benchmarks/Interims
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Summaries vs. RACE responses
SUMMARY
RACED RESPONSE
The gist,
main idea,
and details
Short CR
about the
about the
text.
text.
Explains
what the
text is about.
-Answers the
question/prompt
-Use examples,
evidence from
the text (citing)
-Explain how the
evidence
supports your
answer.
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Sample RACE Prompt
Prompt Example:
In the book, The Outsiders, what
quality does the character Ponyboy
possess? Use details from the book to
support your answer.
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Looking at Student Responses
Many students are not proficiently responding to
the prompt.
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Actual Student Responses
This is not a
comparison!
Just Ponyboy,
not your
character too.
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“The qualities that are from my character to
Ponyboy is that they are both brave.“
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“Ponyboy is very different because he liked reading
books, watching movies, and he would get good
grades. He was different to Soda or Darry and the
rest of the Greasers.”
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Ponyboy is nice. He’s a good guy. He helps people.
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Actual Student Responses
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“- likes Soda pop
- is in a gang
- is always fighting.”
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“Ponyboy has a sense of humor because he goes to
school and listens not like his delinquent friends.”
Examples do not
support that he has
a “sense of humor.”
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What do we notice?
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Students are off
topic/track.
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They’re not
answering the
prompt.
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Wrote with
Incomplete and
unsupported
responses.
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What do we notice?
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No example or evidence was
provided from the text to give
it validity.
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Used bullet-pointed answers
instead of constructing a wellwritten paragraph.
Responses do not explain
how the citations support
their answer.
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What do we notice?
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Most
responses do
not show
higher level
thinking
taking place.
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Helping Students Finish the RACEd
To answer the constructed response
essay question, the easiest way is to
memorize the acronym "RACE”.
This stands for
Restate, Answer, Cite and Explain
Don’t forget the conclusion.
R…Repetir la pregunta
A…Contestar la respuesta
C…Citar evidencia del texto
E…Explicar tu respuesta
D…No te ovides la conclusion
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Why use RACE?
If you are able to restate a question, provide an
answer, use evidence cited from the text, and then
explain how that evidence support the answer, you
will score well on the short constructed response
essay section of any exam you take.
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Restating the Question
Restating the question means that you are to use
part of the question into a statement to make it
part of the answer you provide.
If you were to be asked "What color is the sky?", you
would not simply answer "blue" - instead, the correct
answer would be "The color of the sky is blue," or
words to that effect.
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Answering the Question
Let’s give it a try.
Listen to the question and answer it fully by
restating the question and supplying your answer.
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Answering the Question
In order to answer the question, you need to
understand what you are being asked, and then
make sure you provide the answer to that specific
question.
The answer, as in the previous slide, may come in the first
sentence as you reword the question into a statement.
Restating a question will ensure that your answer correctly
answers the question in the prompt.
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Citing Evidence
Since the constructed response question
is meant to show how well you
comprehended and draw inference from
the essay, it is essential that you give
examples from the text to show how they
support your answer.
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Citing Evidence Using Direct Quotes
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Direct Quote- A direct quote is a quote in which
you copy an author's words directly - word for
word. Direct quotes will be surrounded by quotation
marks.
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An example that shows Twain was upset was
when he said, "I couldn't laugh; I couldn't
applaud; it filled me with bitterness to have others
do it and to have people make a hero of Hicks and
the people around him”.
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Citing Evidence Using Indirect Quotes
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Indirect Quote - An indirect quote is a quote in
which you paraphrase - put into your own words what the author is saying.
Response:
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In the story, it said that Twain was unable to laugh
or applaud, because he was so angry that Hicks
could be mesmerized and he could not (659).
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Explaining the Answer
In addition to the evidence you've cited from the prompt,
you will need to supply your own reasoning for why you
used the evidence from the text to support your answer
is correct.
Story Example: A boy name Joe loves to ski. At the first
sight of snow, he grabs his skis and heads to the
slopes. Joe enjoys feeling the icy-cold air on his
cheeks. He spends hours of excitement outside.
The question is “Does Joe like winter?”
(Now you try. Use RACE to answer this question)
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Explaining the Answer
How did you answer? Did you…
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Explain.
Yes, Joe enjoys winter. In the text, it says, “Joe
loves to ski.” Joe likes the winter because the
story tells us that he loves skiing and skiing is a
winter sport. The text also says,"Joe enjoyed the
feel of the icy-cold air on his cheeks.“ The icy-cold
air usually comes during the winter season.
Therefore, Joe is not troubled by the cool air,
instead he likes it. This supports why he likes the
winter season.
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Analyzing Responses
Read the prompt and the SCR that follows. Does
the response “finish” the RACE?
See example on next slides.
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Analyzing Your RACE Responses
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Student Self-Monitoring
How am I doing on my RACE responses
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Evaluating Student Responses
In The Outsiders, what quality does the character
Ponyboy possess? Use details from the book to support
your choice.
“The quality Ponyboy has from “The Outsiders” is that he
perseveres. I know this because in the book, Pony Boy
faces lots of challenges. In the book, he survives without
parents. He’s also very poor. Even though, he was able to
overcome them. Overcoming challenges means someone
is persevering.”
“The quality in the main character is smart. Pony Boy has
all A’s in school. In the book, Darry says, ‘You got all A’s in
school…’. Pony Boy was skipped a grade for being a
really good “A” student. Because he skipped a grade and
has straight A’s, these show how Ponyboy is smart.
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GBMS RACED template
Prompt: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How many reasons, details, or citations does the prompt ask you to provide? #______
need.
Now, “X” out the citation and explanation boxes you don’t
R
Restate the question.
A
Answer the prompt.
C
RACED
Transiti
on
Citation 1
Transitio
n
Citation 2
Transitio
n
Citation 3
“Cite” examples, reasons, details or
a direct quote from the text.
E
Explain your citations.
D
Don’t forget to write a conclusion.
Explain Citation 1
Explain Citation 2
Explain Citation 3
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Applying the RACE strategy.
What quality does your character in
your book posses?
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite evidence or examples from the text
Explain how your citations support your answer
(Don’t forget to write a closing sentence)
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Sample
RACE
Poster
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Help Students Finish the RACE
R = Restate the question.
A = Answer the question.
C = Cite: Support answer with evidence from text.
E = Explain how evidence connects to the answer.
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Things to Consider
• Don’t rely on graphic organizers. Eventually students will
need to use the strategy without the help of graphic
organizers when answering prompts.
• Cite only from text, unless asked to cite from their
experience. Add your opinion only if the question asks.
• Pay attention to the number of lines provided for a written
response.
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Things to Consider
• Provide more than one detail or if specified.
• Use frequently as Exit Tickets, in Reading Logs, etc.
• Evaluating and revising responses are part of the RACE
strategy for successful writers.
• Can be used to meet SGO “Write to Read.”
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Helpful References
• Tankersly, Karen. “Constructed Response: Connecting
Performance and Assessment.” Test That Teach. 2007.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 20 Oct. 2011.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/107022/chapters/[email protected]
• Virtuallibrarian. The Constructed Response Essay Question.
2009. 16 Oct. 2011. http://www.brighthub.com/education/homeworktips/articles/33366.aspx
• Writing Fix Home of Interactive Writing Prompts. 2011. Northern Nevada Writing
Project. 29 Oct. 2011. http://writingfix.com/RICA/constructed_response.htm
• Classroom Assessment. 30 Oct. 2011.
http://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/constructed/constructc.html
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Let’s RACE to the Finish Line!