You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Mrs. Elizalde’s Classroom Edit display name

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/mrs-elizalde

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
This year my students and I have chosen the writing method of "RACE" writing, in order to analyze what we write when we answer a question. "RACE" stands for restate, answer, cite, and explain. My class practices restating and answering the question exactly; staying on topic. We cite a quote from the reading, in order to support our answer. The explain portion covers why the citation they chose, is the best example for supporting their answer. Explaining why they answer the way they did, reminds the students to stay focused on what was being asked. When students write an answer, they need to see where their writing leads them. They have come to me, asking to highlight what they are writing. When we read through informational texts they have learned to highlight the important heading and details that go along with that topic. By teaching them to highlight what is being read on the page, allows them to focus on what needs to be understood. Therefore, we have decided to highlight what we write in order to make sure every piece of the question is answered fully. The simple fact of showing them how to highlight on a computer, allows them to feel accomplished and confident in what they are turning in. Students absolutely love to see what they have written in color, and printing it lights up their face with excitement and encourages them to go back and check! What a great skill to for them to learn without them realizing it! Using the underlining or highlighting tools in a word document, can help them practice "RACE" simply by adding color. These procedures helps set in organizational practices that will guide them throughout their writing in the future, on computers, and during the rest of their academic career!

About my class

This year my students and I have chosen the writing method of "RACE" writing, in order to analyze what we write when we answer a question. "RACE" stands for restate, answer, cite, and explain. My class practices restating and answering the question exactly; staying on topic. We cite a quote from the reading, in order to support our answer. The explain portion covers why the citation they chose, is the best example for supporting their answer. Explaining why they answer the way they did, reminds the students to stay focused on what was being asked. When students write an answer, they need to see where their writing leads them. They have come to me, asking to highlight what they are writing. When we read through informational texts they have learned to highlight the important heading and details that go along with that topic. By teaching them to highlight what is being read on the page, allows them to focus on what needs to be understood. Therefore, we have decided to highlight what we write in order to make sure every piece of the question is answered fully. The simple fact of showing them how to highlight on a computer, allows them to feel accomplished and confident in what they are turning in. Students absolutely love to see what they have written in color, and printing it lights up their face with excitement and encourages them to go back and check! What a great skill to for them to learn without them realizing it! Using the underlining or highlighting tools in a word document, can help them practice "RACE" simply by adding color. These procedures helps set in organizational practices that will guide them throughout their writing in the future, on computers, and during the rest of their academic career!

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":6739689,"teacherId":6739689,"teacherName":"Mrs. Elizalde","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6739689_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y241&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1570463956452","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"mrs-elizalde","teacherChallengeId":21469822,"followAbout":"Mrs. Elizalde's projects","teacherVerify":-1946650281,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Elizalde","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/mrs-elizalde","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=6739689","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":2},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.