Text Evidence

Name: ________________________________ Date: __________________

I.C.E.: Writing with Text Evidence Graphic Organizer Ms. Brown Grades 6-8

DIRECTIONS: To answer a short

response question, use the I.C.E.
writing strategy! With one-word
prompts and transitional phrases to
I.C.E. Writing
walk you through a three-sentence
response, the strategy helps you SHORT RESPONSE QUESTION:
elaborate on your ideas and explain
your thinking to ensure your
answers are text-based, organized,
and thorough!

I. Introduce your idea

First Sentence: Restate the question
and answer it (answer = your idea!).

C. cite text evidence

Second Sentence: Include a piece of
text evidence (DIRECT QUOTE or
PARAPHRASE) that proves/supports
your idea about the story.

TRANSITITIONAL PHRASES:
In the story,
According to the text,
The author stated
The text states that

E. Explain
Third Sentence: Explain how your text
evidence proves and relates to your
idea. Make the connection clear!

TRANSITITIONAL PHRASES:
This clearly illustrates how
This is important because
This shows.because.
____ means ____. Therefore,