The document outlines the ACE technique for answering questions about a text in 3 steps: 1) Answer the question by restating it and providing a response, 2) Cite evidence from the text using a direct quote to support the answer, 3) Explain or expand on the answer in a simple concluding sentence without new information. It then provides an example of using this technique to answer a question about how Jackie Robinson demonstrated perseverance by not quitting baseball despite facing discrimination, citing a quote as evidence and concluding he was able to break barriers. The document advises that connecting questions on tests will link two stories using this ACE approach.

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Mastering the ACE technique

2. A stands for answer the question.
 Before we answer the question, we
must RESTATE the question that is
asked…
 For example, How did Jackie Robinson
demonstrate the trait of perseverance?
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3.  To restate the question we use the
same words in the question to form a
sentence.
 Example: How did Jackie Robinson
demonstrate the trait of perseverance?
 Jackie Robinson demonstrated
the trait of perseverance by…
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4.  After restating- we must add our
answer.
 Jackie Robinson demonstrated the
trait of perseverance by not
quitting the baseball team
despite the discrimination he
faced.
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5.  After we answer the question, we
must CITE our answer by finding a
DIRECT SENTENCE (quote) from
the story to show support.
 You MUST put quotation marks
around your proof because you
are borrowing words from the
author that are not your own.
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6.  Jackie Robinson demonstrated the
trait of perseverance by not quitting
the baseball team despite the
discrimination he faced.
 “At every game he had to put up
with abuse from the stands; but
something inside him would not
let him give up.”
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7.  Expanding your answer is a SIMPLE and
DIRECT ONE sentence conclusion to your
answer.
 Do NOT introduce any new information in
your conclusion statement.
 Do not make your explanation more than
one sentence!
 Keep it simple! Stay on the main topic!
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8.  Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of
perseverance by not fighting back or
quitting the team when faced with racism
and discrimination
 “At every game he had to put up with abuse
from the stands. But something inside him
would not let him give up.”
 By not giving up, Jackie Robinson was
able to break color barriers and
become the first African-American to
play in baseball's major leagues.
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9. Write your answer in paragraph form
Jackie Robinson demonstrated the trait of
perseverance by not fighting back or quitting
the team when faced with racism and
discrimination. “At every game he had to put
up with abuse from the stands; but something
inside him would not let him give up.” By not
giving up, Jackie Robinson was able to break
color barriers and become the first African-
American to play in baseball's major leagues.
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10.  There will be one question on
your test that will ask one
question about BOTH stories, this
is called a connecting question.
 Connecting questions will still use
ACE, just in a different way.
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11.  Answer- connecting story 1 and 2
 Cite - story 1
 Explain - story 1
 Cite – story 2
 Explain- story 2
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12.  Connect the stories in the first
sentence.
 Provide evidence for BOTH texts
and explain how the evidence
supports the answer.
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13. How did both Hans
and Sophie Scholl and
Miep Gies stand up for
what they believed in?
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