Do your students struggle to write strong responses when answering questions about text? Hang this sentence starter poster by your reading centers for students to reference when writing responses. Simple sentence starters guide them in citing text evidence from informational readings and elaborating on the author's purpose. 
✨Use these sentence starters to prepare students to respond to writing. They will ace state tests when they know how to cite text evidence and explain their thinking. These sentence starters can boost your students’ ability to write with RACES as they write about their reading.
 
Check out the contents of these Sentence Starters:
✏️ Printable single-page poster 
✏️ Printable student handouts - 4 per page 
✏️ Large-scale printable poster (Print on landscape 8.5x11” paper and tape together to hang on your classroom wall or bulletin board. Finished size - 22x17."
✏️ All sentence starter posters and handouts come in color or black and white.
 
Hear about these Sentence Starters from educators like you!
⭐️ “These sentence starters and anchor charts are extremely useful for my students.”
⭐️ “I used these sentence starters with my 4th-grade students. I hung the anchor chart on our classroom bulletin board and gave students the small printouts to keep in their writing notebooks. It was a great help to them as they responded to writing prompts.”
⭐️ “I love that these sentence starters get students thinking about the text they are reading. They help students get started writing when they feel stuck.”
 
Use these Sentence Starters in so many ways!
✅ Teach students how to respond to a text in preparation for state testing.
✅ Use these sentence starters when teaching the “RACES” writing strategy.
✅ Help students think about a reading passage and write on a deeper level.
 
Find answers to your questions about these Sentence Starters:
✋ How can I use these sentence starters when teaching the RACES writing strategy?
I taught RACES in my school. Students restate and answer the question. Then, they can reference these sentence starter posters and handouts for the C and E portion of RACES. They can find an idea for citing text evidence from the left-hand side under “Show what you read…” Lastly, they can choose a sentence starter from the right-hand side under “...and what you think” to explain the quote from the text.
✋ Why should I choose this sentence starter anchor chart?
You can print the poster on four pieces of paper. Tape them together and hang on your bulletin board. OR print a single-page handout to slide in students’ binders or folders. OR print small handouts (4/page) for students to keep on the corner of their desk or glue in a composition notebook.
Use this anchor chart to guide students in responding to text. Help them practice citing text evidence.
Choose between color and black and white.
Use this sentence starter chart for reading, writing, science, social studies, and more!
 
Your students will thank you when you equip them with supportive tools to meet today’s high expectations in writing. Share this sentence starter handout with your class today and watch as they respond to informational writing prompts with ease!
 
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