Creative and Critical Thinking
ACE it Paragraph Writing
Make an Assertion – This is your topic sentence, or the overall point you are making in this paragraph.
Use Citation – This is a quotation or reference from the selection you’ve read that proves or provides an example of your assertion.
Explanation – Explain your quote. How does it support, or prove, your assertion? You can't just insert a quotation without explaining why it's being used.
Offer your Interpretation – state your own opinion (don’t use I)
Transition – This is a statement that ties the paragraph together. It links everything together.
Here is a Prezi that offers an analysis on a mockumentary of Miley Cyrus overuse in the ACE format. The 2nd video is locked, but you don't need it to get the idea. They also call it AEC here.
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