Cl-Ev-R Responses (Claim, Evidence and Reasoning)
Purpose: The "Cl-Ev-R Response" (or CER) is a strategy for incorporating quotes, text-based details, or evidence
into a piece of writing in a thoughtful, well-developed manner.
Method:
1. Write a CLAIM that states a direct response to a question or prompt. Helpful hints:
2. Establish the CONTEXT of the quote or text based- detail so clarify information for the reader.
3. Include reliable EVIDENCE that clearly and convincingly supports your claim. Cite your source!
Suggested sentence starters include:
4. Use logical REASONING to prove how your evidence supports your claim. Go beyond merely summarizing the quote.
This portion must offer NEW insight, analysis, acknowledgment of connections between ideas, etc.
Suggested sentence starters include:
5. Add a CONCLUDING sentence that connects to the overall significance.
Ask yourself, why is this significant and why should my reader care?
Purpose: The "Cl-Ev-R Response" (or CER) is a strategy for incorporating quotes, text-based details, or evidence
into a piece of writing in a thoughtful, well-developed manner.
Method:
1. Write a CLAIM that states a direct response to a question or prompt. Helpful hints:
- Use key words and ideas provided in the question or prompt as you write your claim
- The claim should stand alone without reading the question
- Avoid using opening statements such as "I think" or "I believe."
2. Establish the CONTEXT of the quote or text based- detail so clarify information for the reader.
3. Include reliable EVIDENCE that clearly and convincingly supports your claim. Cite your source!
Suggested sentence starters include:
- In the text...
- The text states...
- According to the passage...
- One example from the text...
4. Use logical REASONING to prove how your evidence supports your claim. Go beyond merely summarizing the quote.
This portion must offer NEW insight, analysis, acknowledgment of connections between ideas, etc.
Suggested sentence starters include:
- Based on this evidence we must conclude (rephrase your claim) because (your analysis)...
- This (illustration/graph/statistic/etc.) is irrefutable evidence that (rephrase claim) because...
5. Add a CONCLUDING sentence that connects to the overall significance.
Ask yourself, why is this significant and why should my reader care?