RACE Writing Strategy Foundations, Anchor Charts, Passages & Activities

These foundational RACE writing strategy worksheets are perfect for your 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. The worksheets provided step-by-step scaffolded targeted skill practice of the RACE writing strategy. Included are practice activities for each part of RACE, worksheets with text-based short response questions along with RACE writing strategy anchor charts that teach students each part of the RACE writing strategy. Students will become experts at writing well-structured responses to text-based questions with evidence and clear explanations with the RACE writing acronym.

The Foundational RACE writing strategy worksheets come with digital notebooks (in Google Slides™) that are differentiated to help improve the engagement of your students!

Readability is in the 3rd-6th grade range. Perfect for test prep, centers, independent work, homework, early finishers, and so much more!

The RACE writing acronym teaches students how to construct a complete response with evidence and their own thinking. Useful for all students including struggling writers and students with disabilities.

RACE stands for:

R: Restate the question

A: Answer the question

C: Cite the evidence

E: Explain your thinking