“Harlem” - ACES Graphic Organizer

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Click to change the date: Nov 16, 2022
Use the dropdown and select your period: P1

STEP 1: Prompt Selection

Directions: Review each prompt and complete the table. Make sure you select only ONE (1)
prompt in the last row. HIGHLIGHT your selected prompt in yellow.

Prompt 1: How do the Prompt 2: How does the

similes that the speaker structure of “Harlem”
uses throughout “Harlem” (stanza breaks, line breaks,
contribute to the negative rhyme scheme) impact the
portrayal of deferred development of the poem’s
dreams? theme?

I can answer this prompt.

I can find examples to

support my answer.

I am interested in writing
about this prompt.

I chose this prompt.

STEP 2: Goal Setting

Directions: Select your essay and personal goals from each dropdown menu.

Pick an essay goal

I will include 2 quotes or paraphrased examples.

Pick a personal writing goal

TOPIC: I will write a topic sentence that ANSWERS the question.
STEP 3: Brainstorming
Directions: Choose at least ONE (1) of the pre-writing methods to generate ideas. Click the
pictures if you need a visual reminder of how to use each method. Check off the brainstorming
method you used when you are finished. You do NOT have to use every method.

Annotated the text Made a list

Completed a freewrite/used Made a web/used clustering

looping
STEP 4: Drafting
Directions: Fill out the table below.

Your answer in complete sentences Check your work

(Use a transition word from the drop-down
menu).

ANSWER the I flipped the

question question into a
statement and
added my idea.

CITE evidence First, I properly cited

from the text my quotes from
the text.

EXPLAIN how This is important because I have as many

your evidence quotations and/or
supports your paraphrases as I
answer planned to have
in my goal.
CITE more First,
evidence I explained how
from the each piece of
text evidence proves
my point.

EXPLAIN This is important because I used appropriate

how your transition words.
evidence
supports
your answer

SUMMARIZE In conclusion, I restated my

your whole main idea without
response being repetitive.

I demonstrated
how these ideas
are important.
STEP 5: Put it together!
Directions: Copy your answers from part 4 in the box below. Use the RADaR method to revise
your response.