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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
And meteors stop hitting its surface. Usually, this is as far as students take the response. However, now we need to find evidence from the text that supports this answer.2. (C) Cite evidenceThis is the second step. Students need to find a quote from the text that supports their answer. I encourage students to write the direct quote and not summarize. The summary comes in the Explain or Extend portion of the response. C: Cite EvidenceAccording to the text, “Pretty much any tiny dent made on the moon’s surface is going to stay there.”Now that I have answered the question and provided evidence from the text to support my claim, I need to explain how the quote relates to my answer. 3. (E) Explain or Extend Finally, students need to explain how the quote supports their answer. They shouldn’t just summarize the quote or simply restate their answer, they must use a combination of the two. This is the most difficult step for students and usually needs lots of opportunities to practice. I also like to encourage them to use the word “because” in this part of their response to show they are explaining.E: Explain or ExtendThis shows that craters will remain on the moon forever because previous collisions left permanent marks that will not disappear. Even if astroids and meteors stop hitting the moon’s surface, the moon will never look smooth.Sample Response to TextNow students have a short answer response to text that demonstrates a knowledge of the text, provides evidence, and explains the answer. The complete response after going through the ACE writing would be:I think the moon’s surface will continue to look bumpy and rough in a million years even if astroids and meteors stop hitting its surface. According to the text, “Pretty much any tiny dent made on the moon’s surface is going to stay there.” This shows that craters will remain on the moon forever because previous collisions left permanent marks that will not disappear. Even if astroids and meteors stop hitting the moon’s surface, the moon will never look smooth.With practice, you will help
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