CER
What does the acronym CER stand for in writing?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
What is a summary?
A retelling of the most important details of a text in your own words
What is included in a thesis statement?
A claim and three reasons.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
True or False: Typing my thesis into Google is the best way to find strong evidence.
False
What is a claim?
An arguable and debatable statement or stance.
What's the difference between central idea and a summary?
Central idea is one sentence about the author's central point on a topic. A summary is longer than a main idea statement because it includes the important details for the whole text.
How many sentences is a thesis statement?
1 sentence
What is the job or purpose of FANBOYS?
Coordinating Conjunctions join two complete thoughts into one sentence.
These are used in library databases to search for information sources. They can be combined in different ways to generate different search results
What are keywords?
How do you provide evidence?
Provide a detail, fact, or example to support your answer. Be specific. When referring to a text, this will often be a quote.
Scott could not find his glasses anywhere. He worried that he might have thrown them away when he was cleaning his room. He began to rummage through the garbage hoping that he would find them.
What does the word rummage mean?
Search/Look through to find something
Where should a thesis statement be located in an essay?
The beginning
What must you have in addition to FANBOYS to create a complete compound sentence? Where does it go in the sentence?
A comma BEFORE the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
Match the relevant evidence to this claim: Meditation classes could help high school students deal with academic stress more effectively.
A. In a 2024 study, "20% of high school students said that yoga was their favorite exercise."
B. One study reports a decrease in mental health issues among students in the meditation elective.
C. Yoga helps with flexibility.
What is the role of reasoning in a CER?
A connection to show how your evidence supports your claim.
Which statement best defines the central idea of this paragraph from the School Pets article?
Teachers also need to complete a detailed risk assessment. They need to have a plan for what happens after the lessons. Before Daisy and Chip arrived, the teacher carefully researched how to hatch goose eggs. She prepared her classroom environment. She planned what would happen to the birds as they grew. As a result, she now has two large geese in her yard—and possibly for the next 15 years.
Answers vary- something close to this: Before getting a class pet, teachers need to research and have a plan for each step of the process.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement
It is a roadmap for the paper- it tells the reader the stance and what the body paragraphs will be about.
Create a compound sentence using FANBOYS correctly.
Answers vary- Teacher must check!
Why are databases better to use for research than Google?
Research Databases provide reliable sources (Google is not always accurate or trustworthy)
Match the best evidence to the following claim: Participating in sports programs helps students build confidence.
A. High schools should have more sports programs.
B. One study found that children who played sports were significantly more likely to report high levels of self-confidence than those who did not.
C. A study from 2017 showed that high school athletes have higher test scores than their peers not in sports programs.
Which quotes BEST support this central idea: Outdoor learning benefits both students and teachers, but it also has challenges. Select TWO correct answers.
A. "Children are spending less time outside . . . due to concerns over safety, traffic, crime, and parental worries."
B." The outdoor environment . . . strengthens skills like problem-solving and understanding risk."
C." Although there are no official statistics on how much outdoor learning is used, researchers have seen its use is increasing."
D.". . . [A]n hour or two of outdoor learning . . . improves [children's] well-being, and increases teachers’ job satisfaction."
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence of each body paragraph that introduces each reason. Your claim and one of your reasons
Identify ALL the errors in this "sentence" :
i needs to finish my homework and mines computer weren't charged so i couldn't
I needed to finish my homework, but my computer wasn't charged, so I couldn't.
Which is the BEST evidence to match this claim: With virtual reality technology, humans no longer need to spend time outdoors to appreciate natural beauty.
A. Most of my friends prefer to take virtual tours instead of spending time in nature.
B. Nature has many beautiful things to offer like rivers and lakes.
C. In 2016, Google launched a website that allows visitors to experience 3D, 360-degree views of many U.S. National Parks.