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Be sure to check your writing to the standards laid out in the rubric.

side 1  side 2

 

 

R.A.C.E. and N.E.E.D.

Do I know how to write using these acronyms?

Log onto the Tween Tribune website. You are required to comment on two articles using the rubric below; each comment is worth 50 points.

  • Comment #1 should address the following: Evaluate the value or importance of the information given in the article you read.
  • Comment #2 should answer the following question: Do you agree with the actions or outcome expressed in the article you read?
  • Comments should use the above acronyms to create answers.
  • 10 points for each step, 20 for the last E as it incorporates N.E.E.D.
  • Spelling and grammar are a factor.

Restate, Answer, Cite, Elaborate   

Narrate, Explain, Exemplify, Describe

 

 

Where I'm From

I am from (specific ordinary item)

from (product name)

I am from (home description)

(adjective, adjective, sensory detail)

I am from (plant, flower, natural item)

the  (plant, flower, natural item)

(description of the plant, flower, natural item)

 

I'm from (Family tradition) and (family trait)

from (name of family memeber) and (another name)

I"m from (description of family tendency)

and (another one)

from (something you were told as a child) and (another one)

I'm from (representation of religon or lack of it)

(further description)

I'm from (place of birth and family ancestry)

(food items representing your family)

From the (specific family story and detail)

the (detail of another family member)

(Location of family pictures, momentos, and lines indicating their worth)