ELA

Writing Terms to Know

A.C.E.2.C:

Students will be expected to write responses to text using A.C.E.2.C.

What does it stand for?

A - answer all parts of the question

C - Cite textual evidence to support your answer

E - Explain your evidence

2 - Cite and Explain another text

C - Connect your response back to your answer

Focus Notes:

Students will be expected to take notes using a 3 column format of Focus Notes.

What is it Focus Notes?

Step 1: Take Notes - Write an essential question and key details from text.

Step 2: Process Notes - Highlight main ideas and underline unfamiliar words.

Step 3: Make Connections - Write a question about the text (ex. something you wonder or would like to know) and make a real world connection to the text (ex. something the text reminds you of)

Step 4: Summarize - write a 1-2 sentence summary of the text (refer back to your essential question)