Courtesy of Really Good Stuff

A
C
E
 Answer it correctly
 Read the question
 Restate to focus your answer
 Use the key VERBS in the question when you

restate
 Use the lingo in the question or stem
 Cite information FROM the Passage, Article,
or Poem (especially for reading)
 Cite evidence – refer to the section,

paragraph, etc…in the passage

 2-3 details from the section
 AMP it up with critical VOCABULARY relating

to the topic
 In math, SHOW YOUR WORK or CHECK Up
 Elaborate- show me that you know it
 For Example
 Explain
 Make a personal connection- this can be

◦ An opinion
◦ Personal story…one time, remember when, in
science class we
◦ A comparison…for example
 http://www.education.ky.gov/users/jwyatt/Pl
anningGuide/Developing%20KCCT-like%20Qu
estions.pdf

 Angela Hilterbrand’s theory of 4, 6, and 8

 Write
 A
 C
 E
 I read the question. If the answer is correct I

give them a checkmark beside the “A”. If they

have cited evidence, shown work, etc…, I
checkmark the “C.” If the students gives a for
example or elaborates in some form, I
checkmark the “E.”