Constructed response

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, there is a huge shift toward the inclusion of constructed responses in testing. These concentrated responses provide students with the opportunity to show w…

Anchor chart for elementary, middle school, and high school Constructed Response / Short Answer Response using A.C.E. strategy

Click for FREE posters and reminder bookmarks as well as lots of RACE strategy resources! Learn how to teach students the RACE writing strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain), which helps students write better constructed responses. Teachers can use the I Do, We Do, You Do method to teach this skill. The post also includes anchor charts and free RACE strategy posters. By using this strategy, students can write organized, thoughtful responses to constructed response questions.

Using the RACE strategy is an effective way to help students answer constructed response reading questions. Read tips for using this strategy in this post.

Do your students need more constructed response practice? Use and adapt these example question prompts for any nonfiction text for your upper elementary students (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade). Whether you are doing a lesson on short constructed response or extended constructed response, one of these questions should fit with your reading passage!

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RACE Writing Response. "The acronym, RACE, stands for each part of a complete constructed response. There are a few versions out there, but I like this one best: R - restate the answer A - answer all parts of the question C - cite evidence E - explain how your evidence supports your answer." "Here is a great explanation of the strategy (complete with a rubric) from Mrs. Sol's classroom." Click on the picture to get to the free download. "Now that my students know how to use the RACE r

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A simple strategy for upper elementary students to use to successfully cite text evidence using the RACE Strategy for success, every time!

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