CER Test

What is a claim?

• Answers a question or problem

• long and detailed paragraph

• Explains why something happened

What is evidence ?

• Answers a question

• Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

• Long and detailed paragraph

What is reasoning?

• Answers a question

• Explaining how evidence supports a claim

• Used to prove something true or false

According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

• Claim
• Evidence

What are good examples of Evidence to help support your claim?

• Research and survey results
• Statistics
• Expert opinions
• All of the above

Which statement is relevant evidence?

• My family has a computer at home.
• My son loves Star Wars.
• In a recent study, 78% of students like community service.
• I believe that the steelers are the best football team in the NFL

Evidence is your __________________

• Proof

• Question

• Reasoning

Has specific data, numbers, values, or qualitative descriptions. 

• Claim
• Evidence 
• Reasoning
• All

Ties evidence to claim. 

• Claim
• Evidence 
• Reasoning
• All

What is a claim?

• Answers a question or problem

• long and detailed paragraph

• Explains why something happened