CER Sentence Stems

Front

What is a helpful first step in writing your claim?

Back

Restating the question into an answer

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? According to the text. . . Evidence, Claim, Counterclaim, Reasoning

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Evidence

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? The evidence implies that. . .

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Reasoning

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? It may be true. . ., but

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Counterclaim

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? The factors that contributed to. . . are. . .

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Claim

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? The article/author states that. . .

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Evidence

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? The data/image/graph provided is evidence that. . .

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Evidence

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? This evidence shows. . .

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Reasoning

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? Critics argue that. . .

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Counterclaim

Front

Which category does this stem fall under? Based on this (source), it can be concluded that. . . because. . .

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Reasoning