Our whole school is together on the R.A.C.E. writing strategy, and that is such a very VERY good thing! With students using this strategy year after year, they can't help but become better writers. This strategy will come in handy everywhere they need to answer open-ended questions. By using this strategy, students restate the question, answer the question, find text evidence to prove their answer, and then wrap it up by explaining how it all ties back and answers the question. Like one student said to our class, "Writing this way will help our writing make sense!" Well said!