1. Lesson 2 Results Score# of Students Emerging 13/30= 10% Approaching 28/30= 27% Proficient 316/30= 53% Advanced 43/30= 10% 37% 63%

2. ACEACE Ensuring you get the “A”

3. What is ACE? A strategy for thinking and responding to questions. How do we do it? ANSWERING questions completely: by restating the question in the answer CITE evidence directly from the text EXPAND on your answer with a: Prediction Personal connection Drawing a conclusion Making a comparison Analyzing using cause and effect

4. When Answering a question… What does a complete response look/sound like? ANSWERING questions completely… is done by restating key words from the question in your first sentence and ensuring that it is complete.

5. How Becoming a Video Game Designer Works "Rock Band," "Wi Fit" and "Madden Football" are all popular video games that people line up to buy upon their release. Designing these video games requires creativity and imagination. With the continuing demand for more action-packed games, careers as video game designers are expected to grow. For those who not only enjoy playing video games, making video games requires imagination. Video game designers devote themselves to exploring every aspect of a game and to mastering its outcome. A successful video game designer needs a powerful imagination in order to construct the alternative world of the game in his mind before creating it in cyberspace. Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a video game designer? Video game designers need a variety of skills. The skills largely involve training in computer graphics, animation and software design. Often, the prospective game designer will obtain such training at credentialed programs at technical schools. Question: Why is a career in video game design challenging?

6. (I Do) This is how I begin an ACE response.. Steps: 1.Read the question (insert your question) 2.Think: What is it wanting me to answer? What key words can be used in my ACE response? How can I use those key words to begin my answer using a complete sentence? (Have your model answer here)

7. (We do) Class practice… Steps: 1.Read the question (insert question here) 2.Think: What is it wanting me to answer? What key words can be used in my ACE response? How can I use those key words to begin my answer using a complete sentence? Student generated response goes here.

8. (You Do) Your turn… (Insert Question here) 1.Read the question 2.Think: What is it wanting me to answer? What key words can be used in my ACE response? How can I use those key words to begin my answer using a complete sentence? Answer: (student responses for you to collect go here)