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RATCER TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Steps to a CLOSE READ | 1. Purpose 2. Number 3. Chunk it 4. Annotate 5. Answer |
| When do you use RATCER? | For a short answer/extended response |
| What are the steps to RATCER? | 1. Restate 2. Answer 3. Transition 4. Cite 5. Transition 6. Explain 7. Transition 8. Cite 9. Transition 10. Explain 11. Restate |
| Why do you restate a question? | 1. For YOU to stay focused on the answer 2. For the READER to know what you are answering |
| What is a transition used for in your writing? | They make one idea in writing to the next idea SMOOTH. |
| Give an example of a transition that would lead into your CITING. | One support is... (There is more than one answer accepted here.) |
| Give an example of a transition that would lead into your EXPLAINING. | This proves... (There is more than one answer accepted here.) |
| What are TWO ways you can CITE your supports? | 1. Claw it (quote/ parenthetical documentation) 2. Summarize it in your own words (paraphrase) |
| When you EXPLAIN your citing, what are TWO things you must remember? | 1. The explaining must be longer than the citing (claw). 2. The explaining must explain how the citing works for your answer. |
| Restating at the end of RATCER is the same as a __ sentence in a paragraph. | concluding sentence |