By: Ms.

Merkle
❏ Review Inferencing

❏ Learn about the RACE strategy

❏ Write a short response answer together

❏ Write a short response answer with a partner

❏ Write a short response answer independently

The RACE Strategy helps us answer written
questions about a text.
Restate the question.

Answer all parts of the questions with an

inference.

Cite 2 pieces of evidence. (CLUES!)

End with a concluding sentence.

Let’s answer a short short response question about the
“Birds on a Wire” video!

How do the little blue birds feel about the

big blue bird?
R- Restate the The little blue birds feel….
question.

A- Answer all parts of Feel annoyed by the big blue bird.

the question.

C- Cite 2 pieces of 1. The little blue birds moved away from the
evidence. big blue bird.
2. The little blue birds try to get the big blue
bird to leave the wire.

E- End with a To conclude, the little blue birds feel

concluding sentence.
annoyed by the big blue bird.
 “Excerpt from Speed-Math Champ of 4B”

Let’s answer this question together using the RACE

strategy.

Why does the author say that “Raj’s answers rushed out
like water from a faucet” in paragraph 7? Use two details
from the story to support your response.
1. Read the question and re-read the part of the passage
needed to answer the question if necessary.
2. Answer the question by filling out all parts of the
RACE Strategy template.
3. If finished early, take the “Inferencing” worksheet in
the front of the classroom.

*We will be going over it as a class*

Why does the author say that “Raj’s answers rushed out
like water from a faucet” in paragraph 7? Use two details
from the story to support your response.
Our response:

The author says that “Raj’s answers rushed out like water
from a faucet” because he completed the math problems
very fast. In paragraph 9, it says that Raj’s heart was
beating very fast. In paragraph 8, the author writes all of
the math questions that Raj completes. To conclude, the
author says this because Raj complete the math questions
very fast.
1. Answer question #33 on your own. Use the RACE
Strategy template first.
2. Then copy what you wrote on the graphic organizer
into a paragraph.
3. When you finish, you may work on the “How to Use
the RACE Strategy” worksheet which is in the front
of the class.
❏ Review Inferencing

❏ Learn about the RACE strategy

❏ Write a short response answer together

❏ Write a short response answer with a partner

❏ Write a short response answer independently

The RACE Strategy helps us answer written
questions about a text.
Restate the question.

Answer all parts of the questions with an

inference.

Cite 2 pieces of evidence. (CLUES!)

End with a concluding sentence.

Let’s answer a short short response question about the
“Birds on a Wire” video!

How do the little blue birds feel about the

big blue bird?
 The little blue birds feel...
R- Restate the
question.

A- Answer all Feel annoyed by the big blue bird.

parts of the
question.
1. The little blue birds move away from the big
C- Cite 2 pieces blue bird.
of evidence. 2. The little blue birds try to get the big blue
bird to leave the wire.
E- End with a To conclude, the little blue birds feel
concluding annoyed by the big blue bird.
sentence.
 “Excerpt from Speed-Math Champ of 4B”

Let’s answer this question together using the RACE

strategy.

Why does the author say that “Raj’s answers rushed out
like water from a faucet” in paragraph 7? Use two details
from the story to support your response.
1. Read the question and re-read the part of the passage
needed to answer the question if necessary.
2. Answer the question by filling out all parts of the
RACE Strategy template.
3. If finished early, take the “Inferencing” worksheet in
the front of the classroom.

*We will be going over it as a class*

Why does the author say that “Raj’s answers rushed out
like water from a faucet” in paragraph 7? Use two details
from the story to support your response.
Our response:
1. Answer question #33 on your own. Use the RACE
Strategy template first.
2. Then copy what you wrote on the graphic organizer
into a paragraph.
3. When you finish, you may work on the “How to Use
the RACE Strategy” worksheet which is in the front
of the class.