MLA
CER
PARTS OF AN ESSAY
ESSAY WRITING
AUTHORS MESSAGE
100

The top left corner of your essay

what is name

teachers name

subject

date

100

What supports the Claim?

The evidence

100

what is the first part of an argumentative essay

What is the introduction

100

How does the introduction grab the readers attention?

The introduction uses a hook to engage readers and encourage them to continue reading

100

Purpose of an authors message

What is to determine the main idea and learn about theme

200

Header and footer

what is page number and last name

200

How does the reasoning help the reader understand the prompt

It helps by explaining why the evidence matters and how it supports the claim

200

what is the second part of an argumentative essay

what is body paragraphs

200

Body paragraph setup

What is the topic sentence, evidence, analysis, and wrap up sentence

200

Tones of Authors message

What is serious, dark, humorous, passionate, firm, playful, formal, symapathetic ect.

300

font type

what is times new roman

300

CER stands for

Claim, evidence, reasoning

300

what is the last part of an essay

what is conclusion

300

Counterclaim paragraph setup

Counterclaim

reasoning

rebuttal

evidence

link back to your claim


300

Giving facts/teaching

What is to inform

400

size font and spacing

what is 12 point font and double spaced

400

what makes a piece of evidence more convincing than another?

 evidence is more convincing when it comes from a credible source

400

what is apart of the counterclaim

what is counterclaim, rebuttal, credibility.

400

The thesis statement

What is the sentence that tells the reader exactly what the essay will be about and why.

400

How to identify authors perspective

What is content; what does the text say. 

Structure; how is the text organized. 

Word choice; what specific words did the author use.

500

parenthetical and narrative 

what is The author ... states ""(#) and the book states "...."(author #)

500

fill in the blank:

A CER response ends with ____. Which backs up your evidence

What is reasoning

500

what is apart of the work cited page.

alphabetical order, name of article, publisher, date it was made.

500
The topic sentence

What is the main idea or focus of an individual body paragraph.

500

What does P.I.E. stand for?

What is persuade, inform,  entertain