CER=Claims, Evidence, Reasoning

CER = Claim + Evidence + Reasoning

Answer questions like an expert by providing your CER.

CLAIM

Your answer drawn from your observations.

EVIDENCE

Information from a reliable source/ text.

REASONING

Your explanation of how the evidence supports the claim.

HOW TO USE CER

CLAIM: State a direct response to the question/prompt.

Helpful Hints:

Use key words and ideas in the question or prompt as you write your claim.

Avoid using openings such as "I think" or "I believe", they weaken your writing.

EVIDENCE: Provide reliable and specific information that supports the claim.

Helpful Hints:

Here are suggested sentence starters:

REASONING: Explain how the evidence supports the claim.

Helpful Hints:

This portion must offer new insight, analysis, acknowledgement of connections between ideas, etc.

Suggested sentence starter:

Based on the evidence, it is concluded that (rephrase claim) because (your analysis).

More Sentence Starters for Your Reasoning

-The most logical conclusion that can be drawn from this evidence is that (rephrase your claim) because (your analysis).

-This is significant because (explain significance in a way that directly relates to the claim).

-The fact that (rephrase evidence) illustrates that (rephrase your claim) because (your analysis).

-These facts work together to build a case that (rephrase claim) because (your analysis).

-All of this proves that (rephrase your claim) because (your analysis).

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