Name: Period:

Inquiry Project Constructed Response

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, respond to ONE of the following prompts using
two pieces of textual evidence from the article you read. For each piece of textual
evidence, you must thoroughly explain the quote and its significance (connect why it
supports your answer).

Police Brutality: Do you think the police abuse their power? Why or why not?
Catcalling: Do you think catcalling is an abuse of power why or why not?
Travel ban: Do you think the travel ban is an abuse of power why or why not?

R.A.C.E. Checklist

____ (R + A) Topic sentence (states your claim and gives at 2 reasons)

e.g. Adolf Eichmann abused his power because he robbed people of their
freedom and took their lives.
____ (C) Quote 1 introduced with parenthetical citations
e.g. For example, __________argues that, This is my quote (#).
In the article, This is my article title by _______, the
______argues/states/explains that
____ (E1) Explain what the quote means
e.g. This means/This shows/This illustrates how
____ (E2) Connect and explain HOW your quote supports your topic sentence.
e.g. This is important because/This is significant because/This helps to
reveal that
____ (C) Quote 2 introduced with parenthetical citations
e.g. Another example of how Eichmann took robbed people of their freedom
and took their lives is when the author argues that This is my quote (#).
_____ also argues/states/explains that
____ (E1) Explain what the quote means
e.g. This means/This shows/This illustrates how
____ (E2) Connect and explain HOW your quote supports your topic sentence.
e.g. This is important because/This is significant because/This helps to
reveal that

Example:

Adolf Eichmann abused his power because he robbed people of their freedom and
took their lives. In the article Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders by Mr. Author,
the author states that this is my 1st piece of textual evidence that supports my topic
sentence (2). This shows that This is important becauseAnother example of how
Eichmann robbed people of their freedom and took their lives is when the Judge asked
Eichmann this is my 2nd piece of textual evidence that supports my topic sentence
(Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders 2). This illustratesThis helps reveal that