Introduction to Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER)

When it comes to teaching argumentative writing, I like keeping things simple.

Claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) is a simple method that my students seem to grasp the best.

I hope it helps!

Introductory Video:

Worksheet and Activity:

Extra worksheets

Choose a Prompt #1:

Choose a Prompt #2:

These worksheets also work great for Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER)

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High school argumentative prompts here:

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