RACES-Tools to Teach R.A.C.E.S. Writing to Mastery (research-based strategy)

Meet your standards, engage students, and gather data with built-in formative assessments and feedback to get your students writing informative and even opinion pieces independently. This complete guide, Tools to Teach R.A.C.E.S. Writing to Mastery, was designed using the research-based strategy SRSD (self-regulated strategy development). It includes all you need from start to finish; you just provide the writing prompts. The steps are designed to be repeated over time with modeling, practicing, and feedback until the skill is mastered.

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Excellent for meeting the needs of students with disabilities or English-language learners!

Grades 3-5: Use this guide for whole-class and small-group instruction.

Grades 6-8: Use this guide to supplement or accommodate.

Tools to Teach R.A.C.E.S. Writing to Mastery includes:

-Table of Contents

-Common Core Standards Correlation Grades 3-8

-Complete set of R.A.C.E.S. Bulletin Board and Posters

-Overview of Instructional Steps

-6 Steps with Detailed Instruction Pages

-Anticipation Guide to assess background knowledge (key included)

-Anticipation Guide Analysis to collect data to guide instruction

-Strategy Page R.A.C.E.S. in two size options in Chalkboard Dot design

-Exemplars of one paragraph and multi-paragraph Writing

-Scaffolded handout for one paragraph, two paragraph, three paragraph, and four paragraph writings

-Feedback Form for constructive feedback and positive reinforcement

-Feedback Form Analysis to collect data to guide instruction

Low Prep for Instruction:

The bulletin board pieces and posters are ready to print and copy. Posters and anchor charts are perfect for poster-sized prints and/or student copies.

No-prep formative assessments, data analysis forms, handouts, and exemplars are ready to be copied and used!

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Recipe for Narrative Writing