CER Sentence Stems

What is a helpful first step in writing your claim?

• Restating the question into an answer

• Explaining how the evidence connects to the claim

• Leading in your evidence to your claim

• Writing your counterclaim

Which category does this stem fall under?

According to the text. . .

• Evidence

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

The evidence implies that. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

• Evidence

Which category does this stem fall under?

It may be true. . ., but

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

The factors that contributed to. . . are. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

• Evidence

Which category does this stem fall under?

The article/author states that. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

The data/image/graph provided is evidence that. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

This evidence shows. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

Critics argue that. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Which category does this stem fall under?

Based on this (source), it can be concluded that. . . because. . .

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning