CER+A Summative Assessment 2024 (PLC)

Instructions

Open your writer's notebook to your CERA sentence starters and CERA rubric. 

PART 1 - DIRECTIONS:
Review the writing prompt below.
Watch the video, Kitbull.
Write your response answering the question showing your knowledge of the CER+A format.

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The cat and the dog showed many different character traits throughout the video Kitbull. Answer the following question in a CER+A paragraph:

Which character trait of the kitten matters most to the dog?

Use the CER+A strategy to answer, give evidence, and explain your thoughts and reasoning. Use your writer's notebook for sentence starters/transitions and CER+A Rubric to help you write your paragraph.

PART 2 - DIRECTIONS:
Think back to the story Mr. Indifferent.
Ponder what you know about the CER+A strategy.
Answer the multiple choice questions below.
HINT: Keep in mind that the questions and answer choices may
 not be in order with CER+A.

Mr. Indifferent changed from being uncaring to becoming a giving person. At the beginning of the movie Mr. Indifferent doesn’t hold the elevator door for another person. This demonstrates how he was uncaring because he didn’t think about that person needing to be somewhere or possibly running late. He only cared about himself. Later in the movie he donated blood to others. This shows how he became a giving person because he was willing to help people in need. Even though giving blood did not help him personally, he did it anyway. This is significant because it shows that anyone can change, even someone who has been stuck in their ways for a long time.

Which of the following is true about writing a claim?

Identify the CLAIM.

Identify the APPLICATION.

Identify the first piece of EVIDENCE.

Identify the REASONING for the second piece of evidence.