ACED Paragraph formula:

(A)nswer: This is where you put your claim. Identify what rhetoric you’ll analyze in the
following paragraph and why the speaker used this paragraph (what was the speaker’s
message? How did the speaker hope to influence the audience?)

(C)itation: This is where you bring in textual evidence. What quote or piece of evidence
are you going to use, or what device/rhetorical choice are you going to include in your
paragraph to prove the claim you made above?

(E)xplanation: This is where you explain how your provided evidence proves your claim.
You cannot expect your audience to understand why you provided your citation/evidence.
Explain what, specifically, about your citation reflects rhetoric and take your analysis
in-depth by explaining how this intentional use of rhetoric helps the speaker accomplish
the purpose you identified in your claim. This part of your paragraph should be longer in
ratio than both your (A)nswer and your (C)itation.

(C)itation: Repeat the process from above with a second quote/piece of evidence.

(E)xplanation: As you did before, you will explain how your provided evidence proves your
claim. Remember, you're connecting your quote/textual evidence back to the argument
you're trying to make. How does this quote support your point? Be sure to be thorough in
your explanation, and don’t just repeat what you’ve already said in your prior explanation.

(D)one, but not finished: Every sound piece of writing has a conclusion. In standard body
paragraphs, this is where you restate/summarize what you've talked about in the
preceding paragraph and prepare to transition to the next paragraph.