1. C.E.R.R.C. C – Claim E – Evidence R – Reasoning R – Rebuttal C – Conclusion Assessment Writing This will be my way to determining what you have learned and your ability for application.

2. Claim When making a claim you need to make sure you: Take a strong and clear stance. Do so briefly and yet boldly. Think of this as a topic sentence that is targeted at the question.

3. Evidence When writing, your opinion will not always be enough. Remember (evidence vs. speculation) You need to provide: Examples, data, proven facts to make your claim and your essay valid. (Use your notes) Otherwise it is just a blog post amongst millions

4. Reasoning For this element your task should be to remove all assumptions. Walk your reader exactly where you want them to go. Explain how your evidence and claim are connected and how they develop an answer to the major question.

5. Rebuttal For this aspect you need to play “Devils Advocate”. Think of the strongest argument your opposition could make against your claim. Not just any argument will do. Then provide a counter-argument that refutes this and thus further strengthens your claim.

6. Conclusion Reinforce you claim. Once you have laid all the evidence on the table remind your reader of your main point Leave the reader with the most important thing you want them to remember. Making things neat and brief is often better than long wordy sentences.

7. C.E.R.R.C. Possible Questions Choose 1 “ With all deliberate Speed” Discuss the S.C. decision to integrate schools in this way. What characteristic is most vital to the advancement of any civil rights movement, then or now? Choose a demographic of the population that continues to fight for civil/equal rights. Discuss.

8. “ With all deliberate Speed” Discuss the S.C. decision to integrate schools in this way. Vocabulary Plessy v. Fergusson Brown v. Board Little Rock Nine Arkansas Integration “Separate but Equal”

9. What characteristic is most vital to the advancement of any civil rights movement, then or now? Vocabulary Sit-ins Bus Boycotts Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Riders Civil Disobedience United Farm Workers / A.I.M. / Black Panthers

10. Choose a demographic of the population that continues to fight for civil/equal rights. Discuss. Vocabulary Racism Segregation Integration Women/Natives/Latino-Hispanic

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12. Requirements 3 paragraphs (5-7 sentences each) 24 points possible Claim – 4 points Evidence - 4 points Reasoning – 4 points Rebuttal – 4 points Conclusion - 4 points Spelling & Grammar - 4 points

13. Grading Continued 4 – Mastery 3 – Successful 2 – Satisfactory 1 – Needs improvement 0 – Lacking / Missing