Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Paragraph Practice With Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Claim: Answer the question/make a claim.
Evidence: Cite one or more pieces of evidence from the text as support or as an example.
Reasoning: Explain why the evidence you gave supports your answer or claim; this is called reasoning.
Question: How do the police discover the murder at the end of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
CER Paragraph Response: Start with your claim, and then cite each piece of evidence with its reasoning. Don’t forget to add relevant transitions to introduce evidence and reasoning sentences. Finally, end your paragraph with a strong concluding sentence.
