Using CER to Construct Short-Answer Responses

Using CER to Construct Short-Answer Responses

Poll

One of my teachers has taught me about C.E.R. before:

• Yes

• No

• I'm not sure

C.E.R. is like R.A.C.E.

• Both require you to answer the question

• Both require evidence to support the answer

• Both require reasoning to connect ideas

What does C.E.R. stand for?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

What is a Claim?

• Your claim is like your answer.

• It is what you are claiming to be the correct answer.

• You are going to then prove your claim using Evidence and Reasoning.

• Ex: What is the climax of the story?

• The climax is when Mr. Bueller could embarrass Victor but chooses not to.

Multiple Choice

A claim is like your:

• answer

• evidence

• reasoning

Evidence

• Just like in R.A.C.E., you need to cite evidence.

• Evidence will support your claim, proving why it is correct.

• Ex: What is the climax of the story?

• The climax is when Mr. Bueller could embarrass Victor but chooses not to. He remembers trying to impress a girl in his own past and can empathize with Victor. Victor is also pleading in his mind for Mr. Bueller not to embarrass him. It could go either way!

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Multiple Select

Evidence (choose two):

• Helps prove your claim is correct

• Isn't something you need to provide

• Provides support for your answer

Reasoning

Provides the support to show why your evidence is correct

Connects your evidence back to the question

Shows you understand how to make connections between ideas.

example:

The climax is when Mr. Bueller could embarrass Victor but chooses not to. He remembers trying to impress a girl in his own past and can empathize with Victor. Victor is also pleading in his mind for Mr. Bueller not to embarrass him. It could go either way! That makes it the climax because a climax is the most suspenseful part. The reader is on pins and needles, wondering what will happen. It is also the climax because it is the turning point. Everything changes after this point of the story. Victor can now offer to tutor Teresa in French.

Multiple Select

What does reasoning do?

• Provides support to show why your evidence is correct

• Connects your evidence back to the question

• Shows you understand how to make connections between ideas

Open Ended

What do CER and RACE have in common?