Text dependent writing

Teachers and students rely on the RACE or RACES writing strategies to construct high-quality answers using text evidence.

I love teaching writing. And I am a big fan of writing workshop. So it’s no surprise that one of the most common questions I get asked from teachers is, “How do I teach text dependent writing?” There is a lot of pressure on teachers to help students develop this skill. In fact, I‘m being

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Text-Dependent Question Stems - This 32 page resource is a great way to help your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classroom or homeschool students find evidence from the text! There are teacher directions, examples, and question stems. You'll also find text-dependent questions tied directly to the Common Core reading anchor standards! Click through to see how this can help with year long test prep for your students! {third, fourth, fifth, sixth grader}

Looking closely at the Common Core Standards, there is a big emphasis on text evidence. For example, fourth grade Common Core State Standard- CCSS RI 4.1 states, "Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text." To take a step further, the standards require students to dig deeper to analyze the text. In fourth grade CCSS RI.4.8, it states, "Explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support particular…

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Many states have adopted a TDA (Text Dependent Analysis) style assessment for the writing component of their state test. This type of writing style requires students to read a text or passage and use actual text to support their answers, citing specific evidence directly from the text. Text-dependent analysis

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Looking closely at the Common Core Standards, there is a big emphasis on text evidence. For example, fourth grade Common Core State Standard- CCSS RI 4.1 states, "Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text." To take a step further, the standards require students to dig deeper to analyze the text. In fourth grade CCSS RI.4.8, it states, "Explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support particular…

Do your students struggle with finding and citing text evidence? Check out this post for text evidence activities, tips, and strategies (with freebies).