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Beyond R.A.C.E. Strategy - How EW Can Refine Constructed Response on Your Campus

Read Time 2 mins | January 18, 2023 | Written by: Empowering Writers

As the spring semester approaches, many campuses are looking to refine their instructional approach to constructed response. While mid-year student samples seem to be headed in the right direction, they may be missing important components that ensure a well-developed and effective response.

Let's take a look at the typical student response. Notice, the student response checks all of the RACE strategies, but is still missing something.

RACE Student Response


Beyond RACE ThumbnailThese slides are from Beyond RACE Strategy - How EW Can Refine Constructed Response on Your Campus Webinar


Let's look at a student response AFTER Empowering Writers' direct instruction on explicit skills:

RACE and EW Strategies Sample

The explicit skills taught: main idea sentences, elaborative detail, paraphrasing, citing evidence, sentence starters, word referents, and conclusion statement. This chart identifies the Empowering Writers' strategies and lessons involved in RACE Strategies.

RACE - Practical EW Strategies

For an in-depth look at Empowering Writers instruction for constructed and extended response, watch Beyond RACE Strategy - How EW Can Refine Constructed Response on Your Campus Webinar.

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