get ready to write!!. r = restate the question a = answer the question a topic sentence is...
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A topic sentence is rarely, if ever, a question. By combining the question (R) and your answer (A) you can write a great topic sentence. Which is a better start: Should every kid get a trophy for Little League? Yes. Every kid who participates in Little League should get a trophy.TRANSCRIPT
R.A.T.E.S Get ready to write!!
R.A.T.E.S. R = Restate the question A = Answer the question
A topic sentence is rarely, if ever, a question.
By combining the question (R) and your answer (A) you can write a great topic sentence.
= Topic Sentence
R.A.T.E.S. A topic sentence is rarely, if ever, a question. By combining the question (R) and your answer (A) you can
write a great topic sentence.
Which is a better start: Should every kid get a trophy for Little League?
Yes. Every kid who participates in Little League should
get a trophy.
R.A.T.E.S. A topic sentence is rarely, if ever, a question. By combining the question (R) and your answer (A) you can
write a great topic sentence.
Which is a better start: Should every kid get a trophy for Little League?
Yes. Every kid who participates in Little League should
get a trophy.
R AQuestion and answer
Which is best?
Jackie is thoughtful.
Jackie can be described as thoughtful.
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
R AQuestion and answer
Which is best?
Jackie is thoughtful.
Jackie can be described as thoughtful.
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
R.A.T.E.S. Write YOUR topic sentence
Be sure to include the question idea and your answer
R.A.T.E.S. T =Text Evidence Text Evidence must prove your topic
sentence is true.
“Jackie had three separate rooms for us up there, with thoughtful
touches in each, like scented lotion and a vase of fresh cut flowers on
my nightstand.” (28)
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
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R.A.T.E.S. Because you did your homework, you
already have this done Whoop, whoop!
R.A.T.E.S. E = Explain
Explain how the text evidence proves your answer?
Which explanation works? Parents should electronically monitor
teen drivers. “Research shows that electronic
monitoring devices can reduce risky driving behavior by teenagers.” ? The devices reduce risky driving behavior. ? When I’m a driver, I want to use a monitor. ? Teenagers drive more carefully, knowing that they are being monitored.
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Which explanation works? Parents should electronically monitor
teen drivers. “Research shows that electronic
monitoring devices can reduce risky driving behavior by teenagers.” ? The devices reduce risky driving behavior. ? When I’m a driver, I want to use a monitor. ? Teenagers drive more carefully, knowing that they are being monitored.
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Which explanation works? Parents should electronically monitor
teen drivers. Chloe Oliver says she’d recommend this
device to a friend because it has made her a better driver. ? Parents don’t know what’s lurking out there, but this device can tell them. ? Chloe became a better, more confident driver with the device’s help. ? Telling a friend to use it means it works.
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Which explanation works? Parents should electronically monitor
teen drivers. Chloe Oliver says she’d recommend this
device to a friend because it has made her a better driver. ? Parents don’t know what’s lurking out there, but this device can tell them. ? Chloe became a better, more confident driver with the device’s help. ? Telling a friend to use it means it works.
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”“Jackie had three separate rooms for us up there, with thoughtful touches in each, like scented lotion and a vase of fresh cut flowers on my nightstand.” (28)
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
Which is best?
? Obviously, Jackie is thoughtful.
? Only a thoughtful person would put lotion and flowers in a guest room.
? Jackie took the time to think about each guest and chose special touches that were suitable for each.
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“Jackie had three separate rooms for us up there, with thoughtful touches in each, like scented lotion and a vase of fresh cut flowers on my nightstand.” (28)
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
Which is best?
? Obviously, Jackie is thoughtful.
? Only a thoughtful person would put lotion and flowers in a guest room.
? Jackie took the time to think about each guest and chose special touches that were suitable for each.
R.A.T.E.S. S = Summarize Summarize your paragraph. Basically, this is your concluding
sentence.
The best way to do this is to simply restate the topic sentence in different words.
R.A.T.E.S. Example: Topic Sentence =
Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at every opportunity.
Summary (concluding sentence) Any of these work Being thoughtful is what Jackie does. Showing thoughtfulness is clearly a character trait of
Jackie’s. Doing thoughtful things for others is one trait that makes
Jackie such a likeable character.
R.A.T.E.S. Finally, put it all together!
R.A.T.E.S. paragraph Jackie is a woman who demonstrates thoughtfulness at
every opportunity. For example, “Jackie had three separate rooms for us up there, with thoughtful touches in each, like scented lotion and a vase of fresh cut flowers on my nightstand.” (28) This shows Jackie took the time to think about each guest and chose special touches that were suitable for each. When Tyler came to work at Jackie’s we found, “One of the things Jackie does here, besides working with the animals, is helping kids who’ve gotten in trouble.” (54) While most people don’t trust or care enough about troubled kids to let them into their home and give them a second chance, Jackie’s thoughtfulness shines through when she extends a helping hand to Tyler. Doing thoughtful things for others is one trait that makes Jackie such a likeable character.
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