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WAC "The Painter's Paradise" RACER Writing (1/22/2025)

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8 questions
Note from the author:
Read article and answer prompt
Prompt: Do you agree or disagree that cell phones should be banned in schools?

Read and use the information from the article, "PRO/CON: Cellphone bans in schools", pick the side you would like to argue and use the RACER strategy to create your 5 or more sentence short constructed response.

Support your response with specific details from the text.
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First Name (as it appears in the grade book)

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Last Name (as it appears in the grade book)

Remember to use the RACER strategy when you answer short constructed response questions.

The STAAR test will have questions like this!
The approximate length will need to be:
•1 paragraph about 5 – 7 sentences long

First read the article, "The Painters of Paradise"


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pZoWa-LrdfKGqgaHSrGVAcFXGOH9E4ok/view?usp=sharing
Prompt: Based on the information in paragraphs 2-4 of "The Painters of Paradise", what is the most likely reason Thomas Cole's artwork gained popularity in America? Support your answer with evidence from the article.

Read and use the information from the article, "The Painters of Paradise", use the RACER strategy to create your 5 or more sentence short constructed response.

Support your response with specific details from the text.
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Restate the question: What is the most likely reason Thomas Cole's artwork gained popularity in America?

Possible Sentence Stem: The primary reason Thomas Cole's artwork became popular in America was...

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Answer the question: What is the reason Cole's artwork became popular in America?

Helpful tips: briefly list your 2-3 key ideas from the article that support your answer.

Possible Sentence Stem: based on the article, "Painters of Paradise" we learned that...

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Cite your evidence: Where in the article did you find evidence to support your argument?

Helpful hints: Be sure to look at the article headings. You can use a quote from the article and/or put a detail from the article in your own words.

Also make sure you tell the reader where you got the evidence from. Make sure you state the title and author name(s).

NOTE: If you type a space into the textbox, then it will allow you to copy and paste a quote from the article into your answer.
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Explain and extend your thinking: Show how your evidence supports your argument! Add any other information that's needed to support your answer.

Possible Sentence Stem: In the article it states that... This shows that ... It also supports my opinion that ...

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Copy and paste all of the responses together here to compile your short constructed response.

NOTE: If you type a space into the textbox, then it will allow you to copy and paste into your answer.
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Revise and Edit: Fix your mistakes and make any necessary changes.

Helpful hints: You can delete or add sentences to make your writing clear and effective. Read it aloud to make sure it makes sense. Remember it needs to be 5 or more sentences.

Be sure to click the "SUBMIT" button to turn in your assignment in the OLS by logging into your ELA class, clicking Assignments, and click on the Jan. WAC. You will need to retype what you wrote here in the submission box. BE SURE to click SUBMIT!