CEER Writing

What does the acronym CEER stand for?

• Contend, Evidence, Evaluate, Restate

• Claim, Example, Evidence, Rewrite

• Claim, Explanation, Evidence, Restate

• Claim, Evidence, Explanation, Restate

How many sentences should be included in the claim?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

The evidence is the _______ from text to support your claim.

• proof

• idea

• words

• main idea

The evidence you choose must _______ and _______ your claim.

• help; justify

• explain; support

• show; prove

• support; prove

In the evidence portion of your CEER, the quote you use from the text must be placed in quotation marks.

• True

• False

The explanation describes how the ________ proves your claim, and must be at least _________ in length.

• Evidence

• support

• Two Sentences

• Five sentences

In the explanation, the writer can simply repeat the quote.

• True

• False

The restate is one or two sentences which repeats the essence of the claim without repeating it word for word.

• True

• False

The evidence, explanation, and restate portions of the CEER must begin with an appropriate transition word or phrase.

• True

• False