RACE Strategy Practice Worksheets w/ Passages 2nd grade RACE writing prompts

RACE Strategy practice worksheets for 2nd grade — these 10 passages and questions are the perfect way to help students write one paragraph short response responses, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements.

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• Student resource introducing the RACE strategy
• Example passage and RACE response for easy modeling
• 10 ready-to-use passages and short response questions (5 fiction and 5 non-fiction)
• Suggested answers for each passage and grading guide

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• Ready-to-use Easel activity

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Passages are on a 2nd grade reading level. These ready-to-use printables are great for formative assessments or test-prep!

Perfect for

• review stations
• homework
• test prep
• substitute lesson plans
• independent work

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.

R: Re-state the question

A: Answer all parts of the question

C: Cite the text to provide evidence

E: Explain your citation

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.

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♥ "I used this with my special education students and its been great. I needed something to help make it simple for them to understand the parts of paragraph and to build their writing skills."

♥ "I love the topics of the articles, the questions, and the layout format."

Need Even More Passages?

• RACE Writing Strategy 40 Prompts and Passages for All Year: 2nd Grade

Need Higher-Level Texts?

• RACE Strategy Writing : 10 RACE Writing Prompts and Passages for 3rd Grade

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