A.C.E Short Answer

A.C.E.

Short Answer Response

Today's objective: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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In a short answer where your include textual evidence, answer the following question.

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Today's lesson can also apply specifically to Unit 4 Lesson Evidence.

​What is a short answer response?

​Think of a multiple choice question. Now take away the choices. Answer the question, without choices provided, and prove your answer is correct.

Writing strategy designed to help organize writing and support your thinking to form constructive responses.

A.C.E. Strategy

Answer the question by restating the answer. Be sure to reread the text to decide an accurate answer. It is important to understand what the question is asking.

​​Answer

Support your answer with a direct quote. Introduce the text using a sentence starter. Consider who is talking or where it occurs within the text.

Cite Evidence

​How does your evidence prove your answer? Explain the connection made between the answer and the evidence.

​​Explain

What is the question asking?

Reread the text for the answer - or insight to the answer.

Restate the question into the answer.

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Infer - deduce or include information from evidence rather than explicit statements

​Answer

●According to the text, it stated

●In the __ paragraph, it said…

●From the reading, I know ___ because in the text it said…

​Sentence Starters

Introduce the evidence using a sentence starter.

Consider who is talking or where it occurs within the text.

Directly quote the text using quotation marks.

Cite Evidence

If you can't locate the evidence, you've got the wrong answer.

How does your evidence prove your answer? Explain the connection you made between the answer and the evidence.

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Explain

Multiple Choice

ACE stands for:

• Answer the question, Cite evidence, Explain your evidence

• Analyze, Create, Evaluate

• Answer the question, Create a drawing, Exclude extra info

Multiple Choice

True or False: It is important to use a sentence starter such as "The text states," or "According to the text," when citing evidence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: It's absolutely important to explain your evidence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: It's your job to make sure the reader understands why your evidence supports your answer!

• True

• False

ACE Strategy

The Answer – Cite – Explain (ACE) writing
strategy is designed to help organize writing and
support your thinking to form constructed
responses.

Answer the question by
restating the question.

Introduce the text, using a
sentence starter. Consider
who is talking or where it
occurs in the text. Directly
quote text by putting the
author’s words in
quotation marks.

How does your evidence
prove your answer?
Explain the connection
you made between the
text and the question.

Answer

Explain

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​Cite Textual Evidence

ACE Strategy Example

Question: Consider the imagery used to describe
the weather on the day the men meet again during
the war. How does this imagery contrast with the
actual setting of the story?

The imagery contrasts
with the actual setting of
the war because the
weather is beautiful, but
Paris is being attacked.

The author describes
the setting, “The sky
was, in fact, of a bright,
cloudless blue.”

The sky is described as being
a "bright cloudless blue," and
the day is mild, as a "gently
breeze fanned their faces."
The actual setting is desolate
and harsh, as Paris is being
attacked by the Prussians.

Answer

Explain

What do you
notice about
the explanation
box?

Did the answer

restate the

question?

​Cite Evidence

In “Hot Bread Kitchen” how does Jessamyn Rodriguez benefit
from her work at the bakery? Support your answer with
evidence from the selection.

Multiple Choice

Read the student short answer. According to the A.C.E Strategy, which elements did the student provide?

• Accurate answer given.

• Evidence supports the answer.

• Explanation connects the answer and evidence.

• None of these.

Multiple Select

Read the student short answer. According to the A.C.E Strategy, which elements did the student provide?

• Accurate answer given.

• Evidence supports the answer.

• Explanation connects the answer and evidence.

• None of these.

Multiple Choice

Read the student short answer. According to the A.C.E Strategy, which elements did the student provide?

• Accurate answer given.

• Evidence supports the answer.

• Explanation connects the answer and evidence.

• None of these.

Multiple Select

Read the student short answer. According to the A.C.E Strategy, which elements did the student provide?

• Accurate answer given.

• Evidence supports the answer.

• Explanation connects the answer and evidence.

• None of these.

Draw

Highlight the A.C.E strategy from this student short answer response.

Thank you!

When answering a short answer response question, use the A.C.E. Strategy

​Resources

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​State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. 2016.

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