RACE     

What does RACE mean?

R estate the question.

A nswer the question(s).

C ite from the text.

E xplain your answer using details from the text.

Why is RACE important to learn?

1.  Scores will increase in your class, as well as, on the DSTP test.

2.  When you think about your past DSTP scores, your score was based on RACE. 

    *If you scored a 1, you most likely used only 1 part of RACE, A
     (Answer)

    *If you scored a 2, you most likely used 2 parts of RACE, most
     likely the R (Restate) and A (Answer).

    *If you scored a 3, you most likely used 3 parts of RACE

    *If you scored a 4, you most likely used all parts of RACE

    *In order to score a 5, you will need to use all parts of RACE,
    as well as, have correct conventions, organization, great word
    choice, good development, excellent ideas, and outstanding
    voice (otherwise known as the Six Traits of Writing).

3.  This strategy can help you in all your current classes you are taking, as well as, in all of your future classes no matter what the grade level.

What are some examples of RACE? 

Based on the Book, The Ugly Duckling, by Jerry Pinkney

Question:  What does the ugly duckling become at the end of the story?

Score of 1-Answering Only

A swan.

OR

The answer is a swan.

Score of 2-Restating and Answering Only

At the end of the story, the ugly duckling becomes a swan.

Score of 3-Restating, Answering, and Citing Only

At the end of the story, the ugly duckling becomes a swan.  On page twenty-seven it says, "Instead he beheld beneath him a beautiful swan!"  The children say that the swan was the best swan of all because he had bright feathers and a bright beak. 

Score of 4-Restating, Answering, Citing, and Explaining

At the end of the story, the ugly duckling becomes a swan.  On page twenty-seven it says, "Instead he beheld beneath him a beautiful swan!"  The children say that the swan was the best swan of all because he had bright feathers and a bright beak.  Plus, the duckling has a yellow glow around him in the picture which makes him look better than the other swans. This lets the readers know that the duckling was no longer ugly because he had turned into a beautiful swan.

Score of 5-Restating, Answering, Citing, Explaining, & All Parts of 6 Traits of Writing (correct conventions, organization, great word choice, good development, excellent ideas, and outstanding voice).

At the end of the story, the ugly duckling becomes a gorgeous swan.  On page twenty-seven it says, "Instead he beheld beneath him a beautiful swan!"  The children in the story go on to say that the swan was the best swan of all.  The children state, "His feathers and his beak are the brightest of all."  In addition, in the picture in the story, the duckling has a beautiful yellow glow around him which makes him stand out among the other swans.  Meanwhile, the other swans are simply floating in the water.  These facts let the readers know that the duckling was no longer ugly because he had turned into a beautiful swan that the children enjoyed watching in the water.

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