ACE and Citing

What is a good transition/lead before your evidence?

• In the text it states

• I feel

• "Start my quote"

• They said

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CCSS.W.6.2C

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

• School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

• The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

• The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is wrong with this ACE answer?

Q: What does the author mean by "the trees spoke"?

A: That they were so noisy it is like they spoke. In line 3, it says that "the wind screamed through the branches." This means that the weather is making the trees seem like they are interacting with the protagonist.

• A-Answer

• C-Cite

• E-Explain

Which part of the ACE strategy is highlighted in this answer?

• Answer

• Cited evidence

• Explanation

Which part of the ACE strategy is highlighted in this answer?

• Answer

• Cited evidence

• Explanation

Which aspect of the ACE strategy has this student neglected?

• Answer the question.

• Cited text evidence.

• Explain your thinking.

To begin with, the author writes, “I've found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing — like stocking shelves or labeling parts.”
Which part of ACE does this represent?

• Answer

• Cite

• Extend

• None

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CCSS.RI.5.1

The A in ACE stands for answer the question. You need to start by...

• cite your evidence

• re-stating the question in your answer

• expanding your answer

• talking to your reader

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CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.2B

CCSS.W.5.9A

How would you restate the question, "How did backpacks change over the years?"

• Backpacks have changed over the years by

• Why have backpacks changed over the years

• Did backpacks change over the years

• Should backpacks change over the years

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

You would use this phrase for which part of RACE -

"In the passage, the author says..."

• Restate

• Answer

• Cite

• Explain

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A