Text Evidence
(ICE)
Objective
Summaries
Argumentative
Writing
Informational/Research
Writing
Grammar
100

What do I, C, and E stand for?

I- introduce

C- cite

E- explain

100

What does the word objective mean?

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; representing facts.

100

Should argumentative writing use just facts, opinions, or both?

Both

100

Should informational/research writing use just facts, opinions, or both?

Facts

100

What is a run-on?

Two or more sentences that do not have the proper punctuation between them.

200

What type of punctuation must be used when citing text evidence?

Quotation marks

200

What are the most important parts to include in a summary?

Main ideas & details

200

What does CUPS stand for? 

Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling.

200

Each body paragraph in a piece of writing should begin with __________.

a topic sentence

200

How do you fix a run-on? (provide one possibility)

Add a period and a capital letter

Add a comma and a FANBOYS 

Add a semi colon

300

Name one annotation symbol/technique that you might use when reading.

highlighting, star, heart, exclamation mark, etc.

300

What is the main idea in the following section?

Some expressions about feelings are very colorful! If you're sad, you might be "feeling blue." Have you ever been so excited that you "talked a blue streak"? Perhaps you were "tickled pink." If you've ever been jealous, you might have been "green with envy." Suppose you are scared. Then you might turn "white as a sheet." Anger might make you "see red." Embarrassed about something? Will you turn "red as a beet"?

A. Using blue to describe feelings

B. Seeing "red" means being angry.

C. Idioms about unhappy feelings

D. Color phrases help express feelings.

D.

300

In an argumentative piece of writing it is important to discuss the other side of the issue by acknowledging the ____________.

counterclaim

300

What does ARMS stand for?

Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

300

Fix the following run-on:

My cat was upset all day he didn't get canned food for breakfast.

My cat was upset all day. He didn't get canned food for breakfast.

400

Name one possible way to introduce a piece of text evidence?

Answers will vary.

400

What is a supporting detail in the following section?

Some expressions about feelings are very colorful! If you're sad, you might be "feeling blue." Have you ever been so excited that you "talked a blue streak"? Perhaps you were "tickled pink." If you've ever been jealous, you might have been "green with envy." Suppose you are scared. Then you might turn "white as a sheet." Anger might make you "see red." Embarrassed about something? Will you turn "red as a beet"?

A. Understanding English sayings

B. A rainbow of expressions

C. "Green with envy" expresses jealousy.

D. Yellow often means cowardice.

C.

400

What is a great way to end an argumentative conclusion which asks the audience to do something with the information they have learned?

Call to action

400

Which point(s) of view is considered less formal and should be avoided in order to keep writing in a formal style?

1st & 2nd person

400

Correctly punctuate this complex sentence.

Since we are out of school for the summer I plan to go to the pool every day!

Since we are out of school for the summer, I plan to go to the pool every day!

500

There are two ways to approach the explanation part of ICE. Name one way to "explain".

Break down what the quote means or is trying to say.

Explain why this quote supports the main point.

500

A great summary will have a topic sentence that includes what 4 parts?

Title, author, verb, and overall main idea.

500

When creating an argumentive piece of writing the thesis should state your ________.

Claim

500

When creating a bibliography, what order should the sources be in?

Alphabetical

500

Create a complex sentence from the following sentences.

The students got in trouble

They put gum in someone's hair.

The students got in trouble when/because/after/since they put gum in someone's hair.

OR

When/Because/After/Since they put gum in someone's hair, the students got in trouble.