Writing a Complete Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Response: A Mystery Scenario Lesson Plan

Assessment · Grade 5 · Science

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Name: Warm-up
Minutes: 5
Purpose: Activate students' prior knowledge of evidence and reasoning before introducing the CER framework, priming them to think like scientists analyzing a mystery.
Materials

Q1. Using your case file evidence, write a complete CER response: Who broke into the classroom? Include your Claim, at least two pieces of Evidence, and your Reasoning explaining how the evidence proves your claim.

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