ACE Steps

What does the A in ACE stand for?

• Answer

• Analyze

• Apply

• Author's Purpose

What does the C in ACE stand for?

• Clues

• Cite evidence

• Compare and Contrast

• Characters

What does the E in ACE stand for?

• Elaborate or explain

• Essay

• Example

• Evidence

Where do your words come from to start your A?

• Your brain

• The text

• The question

• Your notebook

How do I start my sentence for A?

• The text says

• Words from the question

• With quotation marks

• I think

Read this prompt: Write an essay analyzing how David shows kindness. What is the correct way to flip this question?

• He is kind because...

• I think Davis does not show kindness because...

• David shows kindness by...

• He shows it by...

Which words do you remove to start your sentence for A?

• Proper nouns

• Question words

• Verbs

• Long words

What sentence starter should you use to Cite evidence? Choose all that apply.

• The text says

• The author writes

• The sentence says

• I think

• This means

Where does your evidence come from?

• Your brain

• The question

• The text

• Your notebook

What sentence starter should you use to start the E?

• The text says

• This proves

• This shows

• This means

• I think