Building a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Response

Assessment · Grade 6 · Science

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• 6

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• gradual_release

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• Name: Warm-up
• Minutes: 5
• Purpose: Activate students' prior knowledge about categorizing foods and introduce the idea that scientific claims need support, setting the stage for learning the CER framework.
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• Q1. Look at your completed CER response. Label each sentence C, E, or R. Then answer: How does your reasoning sentence connect your evidence to your claim?

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