R.A.C.E.

As the fourth grade writers work on responding to a text, they have recently learned a handy memorization tool for the essential parts of an informational paragraph: Restate the question. Answer all parts of the question.  Cite the text.  Explain your thinking.

Here is a prewriting plan for a response to text paragraph about a Scholastic News article about the London Zoo.  The fourth grade writers are on the R.A.C.E. to great informational writing!