1. 4advanced 3proficient 2approaching 1emerging ACE Rubric
Restate question &
answer correctly in a complete sentence
Cites multiple pieces of evidence
Expands on answer:
Prediction
Connection
Conclusion
Comparison
Justification
3proficient
Cites 1 piece of evidence
2approaching
1emerging
Attempts to answer the question, is off topic, or incomplete response.

2. Ensuring you get the “A”
ACE
Ensuring you get the “A”

3. What is ACE. A strategy for thinking and responding to questions
What is ACE? A strategy for thinking and responding to questions. How do we do it?
ANSWERING questions completely: by restating the question in the answer
CITE evidence directly from the text
EXPAND on your answer with a:
Prediction
Personal connection
Drawing a conclusion
Making a comparison
Analyzing using cause and effect

4. When do we use ACE? ANY Open-ended questions
When evidence is needed to support your answer
When thinking is needed to justify your response

5. Lesson Break
Day 2 resumes below

6. ACE Ensuring you get the “A” Guiding question:
How do you think using ACE will help you answer questions better?

7. What is ACE. A strategy for thinking and responding to questions
What is ACE? A strategy for thinking and responding to questions. How do we do it?
ANSWERING questions completely: by restating the question in the answer
CITE evidence directly from the text
EXPAND on your answer with a:
Prediction
Personal connection
Drawing a conclusion
Making a comparison
Analyzing using cause and effect

8. When do we use ACE? ANY Open-ended questions
When evidence is needed to support your answer
When thinking is needed to justify your response

9. Non-Proficient Examples of ACE Question: What is the rhyme scheme of the poem- FACE LIFE WITH A SMILE
I do: The theme of the poem is to be happy and spread happiness cause the happier people are safer. We do: The theme or tome of this poem is that just be happy in life. I know this because in the title it said face life with a smile and it said in the poem lot of joy in living.

10. Proficient Examples of ACE Question: What is the rhyme scheme of the poem- FACE LIFE WITH A SMILE
I do: The theme if this poem is that you can find happiness in life even on the saddest days. My proof is that on line 1 it said, “there’s a lot of joy in living.” and on line 2 it said, “ if we face life with a smile.” line 16 said “keep a smile with in your heart.
We do: The theme of the poem is that even if you’re sad you may feel happier when you smile. I know this because in the text it said that to help ease anothers burden, you should do a worth while thing. The text also stated that if we face life with a smile there will be a lot of joy in living. The person in this poem is trying to make us happy and get us to make others happy.

11. TOTD
You Do: How do you think using ACE will help you answer questions better?