Expository Writing
This is what the C in CER stands for.
What is a CLAIM?
This is the word for when and where the story takes place.
What is SETTING?
This is the name for land that was designated to the tribes of Indigenous people who were forcefully removed from their home land.
What are RESERVATIONS?
This is the amendment that grants the freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech.
What is the 1st AMENDMENT?
This is the term for items that are related to your crime that help with the investigation.
What is EVIDENCE?
Sometimes this is a quote, sometimes a photo, video, or personal experience. Either way, this is what you use to support your claim
This is the most intense part of the plot.
What is the CLIMAX?
This is the term used to describe unsettled land in early American history.
What is the FRONTIER?
This is the amendment that protects citizens from illegal searches and seizures.
What is the 4th AMENDMENT?
This is what you call the area that has been established around your crime scene.
What is PERIMETER?
This is the part of CER that explains the connection between your evidence and your claim.
What is REASONING?
This is the full-sentence life lesson that you learn by the end of the story.
What is THEME?
This was the name for the time period were people flocked to places like California to find newly-discovered minerals that could make them rich.
What is the GOLD RUSH?
This is the amendment that protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th AMENDMENT?
This is what you call a rough drawing with measurements that can give a view of what the scene looks like.
What is a CRIME SKETCH?
This is the minimum number of quotes needed in a CER paragraph to thoroughly prove and support your claim.
What is TWO?
This is the point of view where the narrator speaks directly to the reader.
What is 2nd PERSON POV?
This is the name for land that was owned by the US government, but not yet designated as a state.
What is a TERRITORY?
This is the amendment that the Miranda rights are based off of - the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
What is the 5th AMENDMENT?
This is what you call a detailed drawing with measurements that can be used as evidence.
What is a CRIME DIAGRAM?
This is the purpose of expository writing.
What is to INFORM?
This is the name for the character in a story who opposes the main character.
What is the ANTAGONIST?
This is the name for the movement of people in the American West from 1787-1860.
What is WESTWARD EXPANSION?
This is the amendment that grants citizens a fair and speedy trial.
What is the 6th AMENDMENT?
This is the word for how we have to keep evidence safe and intact.
What is PRESERVE?