RACE Strategy Writing 3rd Grade 40 Prompts and Passages for All Year

Get 40 prompts and passages for practicing writing with the RACE Strategy. RACE is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.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 questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationThis Download Contains:♦ Student resource introducing the RACE strategy♦ Example passage and RACE response♦ 40 new passages and short response questionsPassages are written on a 3rd grade reading level. This ready-to-use printable is great for formative