2. I can write using the ACE strategy.

3. What is the ACE Strategy?
Answer the question
Cite your evidence
Cite the evidence that BEST supports your answer
Explain your response
Explain how/why your evidence supports your claim

4. How were Bud and Mary’s reactions similar in the text?

5. Start your response with a topic sentence
(This should be a declarative sentence)
Bud and Mary reactions were similar in many ways.

6. ACE
your response

7. A nswer the prompt They both acted upset about moving. Bud acted sad.
Stay on topic and respond to the task fully
Make sure you have support for your claim
They both acted upset about moving. Bud acted sad.

8. Introduce your direct evidence with a “text talk” prompt
iting Explicit Evidence
Introduce your direct evidence with a “text talk” prompt
From the reading I know that…
The illustration/graphic shows that…
Based on what I read…
An example on page ___ is…
According to the text…
The author wrote
According to the text, the woman told Bud “don’t look so glum.”

9. Don’t leave your evidence hanging! Explain it!
xplain your response
Don’t leave your evidence hanging! Explain it!
This shows…
This is because…
This means…
This reveals…
This illustrates …
This highlights…
This shows Bud was sad because when he found out he was moving he looked upset.

10. An ACE response
Bud and Mary reactions were similar in many ways. They both acted upset about moving. Bud acted sad. According to the text, the woman told Bud “don’t look so glum.” This shows Bud was sad because when he found out he was moving he looked upset.

11. Let’s Practice
ACE-ing
your response

12. Christopher Columbus Text

13. ACE Writing
After reading, “Vikings & European Explorers: Christopher Columbus,” write a paragraph in which you agree or disagree with Columbus being a hero. Do you think he was a hero? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Be sure to ACE your response.

14. Peer Edit Did they answer the prompt in a complete sentence?
Did they cite evidence?
Did they use sentence stems for citing evidence?
Did they explain their answer?
Did they use a sentence stem for their explanation?

15. Harriet Tubman Text

16. Peer Edit Did they answer the prompt in a complete sentence?
Did they cite evidence?
Did they use sentence stems for citing evidence?
Did they explain their answer?
Did they use a sentence stem for their explanation?

17. Harriet Tubman Read the Harriet Tubman passage.
Using A.C.E., explain one character trait that describes Harriet Tubman. Be sure to Cite your evidence and explain your evidence.