RACE Lesson

​The first thing we do when we answer open ended questions is restate the question!

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​With your table group talk about what it means to restate the question, when your group has it give me a thumbs up!

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​Use stems such as I think... or I believe...

​The second thing we do when answering an open ended question is to actually answer the question!

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​With your table group discuss how you would answer the question "what it means to work in groups"?

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I think... I believe...

​The third thing we do is cite our evidence!

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​With your table group discuss what it means to cite your evidence, once you have it give me a thumbs up.

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In the reading passage.. or In the story...

​The last thing we do is wrap it all up!

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​With your table group discuss what it means to wrap up your response, once you have it give me a thumbs up!

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For example.. This shows... This means... I believe...

​I want you to think about the following question.

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How should we agree/disagree with our classmates?

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​With your table group write a response using the RACE WAY! Be ready to share it out.

​I want you to think about the following question.

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How do we grow as learner when we discuss our own thoughts and ideas with our classmates?

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​With your table group add to your response using the RACE WAY! Be ready to share it out.

​I want you to think about the following question.

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How can we contribute to class discussions positively?

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​With your table group add to your response using the RACE WAY! Be ready to share it out.