C.S.E.T.

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C.S.E.T.

• The way to make your writing in class much
  betterer.

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Ever had an unhelpful friend?

• You I just found out that the director of The
  Dark Knight has another film called Inception.
  Should I see it?
• Your friend Yep.
• You Well, why? What is it about?
• Your friend Dreams.
• Youthats it. That wasnt very helpful. You
  are a terrible friend.

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A better response

• Provides the information youre looking for
• The recommendation
• An explanation of the recommendation
• A specific example of a good or bad part
  (depending on your recommendation) to back up the
  recommendation
• An explanation of how the example helps prove the
  recommendation/summary statement.

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I dont know much about Inception. What is it
about? Should I see it?

• Inception is a movie you need to see right now.
  The film is about people who can enter the minds
  of others to steal information. There is a crazy
  scene where they enter one dream that is
  collapsing and the hallway is spinning during a
  fight scene. Ive never seen anything like that
  fight scene and think you might like it and the
  rest of the film.

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This new and better answer is brought to you by

• C.S.E.T.

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C.S.E.T.

• Claim
• Support
• Evidence
• Tie Up

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Claim-to say something as true

• This is the opening sentence of your answer.
• It is the simple answer to the question.
• Must be a complete sentence.
• It usually provides a rephrasing of the question.
• Question Who is the best running back of all
  time?
• Claim Barry Sanders is the best running back of
  all time.

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Support explain why your claim is true!

• This is the part that explains the thinking
  behind your answer.
• It must be a logical reason behind your claim.
• Question Who is the best running back of all
  time?
• Claim Barry Sanders is the best running back of
  all time.
• Support Although he doesnt hold any records,
  his stats are amazing because he had a terrible
  defensive line.

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Evidence this is specific information that
backs-up your support.

• It looks different in different subjects
• English usually quotes from the readings
• Math the work you do when solving a problem
• Science measurements from a lab experiment
• Social studies quotes from documents, or data
  from tables or surveys

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Evidence specific information that backs-up your
support.

• The more specific this information is, the harder
  it is to refute your claim.
• Evidence Barry was the first running back to
  ever have over 1,000 yards in ten straight
  seasons. Emmitt Smith has 3086 more rushing
  yards, but Emmitt Smith played an additional five
  years and for much better teams.

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Tie Up Connect your quote back to your main claim

• Explain how your quote helps make your point.
• Tie up Just looking at total yards isnt enough.
  When looking at all the facts together, Barry
  Sanders is the only choice.

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Put it all together.

• Barry Sanders is the best running back of all
  time. Although he doesnt hold any records, his
  stats are amazing because he had a terrible
  offensive line and retired early. Barry was the
  first running back to ever have over 1,000 yards
  in ten straight seasons. Emmitt Smith has 3086
  more rushing yards, but Emmitt Smith played an
  additional five years and for teams who had a
  superior offensive line. Just looking at total
  yards isnt enough. Emmitt Smith may have more
  yards, but, when looking at all of the facts
  together, Barry Sanders is the only choice.

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Some examples from last year

• Many students in William Penn have already been
  using CSET.

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Ideal Answer (cleaned up grammatically)

• Claim States should require all students to take
  civics
• Support because the United states is a democracy
  which requires citizens to participate in the
  operation of the government. If they do not know
  how it works they will not be able to participate.

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Ideal Answer Part 2

• Evidence As stated in the book, one of the
  qualities of a good citizen is to be well
  informed on important issues and be willing to
  take a stand on these issues when conscience
  demands it.
• Tie-Up If a person is not informed on the issues
  and workings of government they will not be able
  to take care of their responsibilities as a
  citizen therefore, it is important that states
  make it necessary to teach Civics.

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Science CSET

• Claim The solid golf ball had more energy.
• Support We could tell that the solid golf ball
  had more energy because it had a greater impact
  crater.
• Evidence The solid golf ball created a 5cm
  crater when dropped from 25cm. The hollow only
  created a crater of 4.5 when dropped from 100cm.
• Tie-Up The solid ball, when dropped from the
  smallest height made a larger impact crater than
  the hollow ball at four times the height.
  Therefore, the solid golf ball created the most
  change and had the most energy.

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That looks like a lot of writing

• It is a bit more than you are used to writing,
  but it will help you in several ways
• Your answers will be clearer and stronger, which
  means better grades.
• You will be used to answering in a way that
  prevents others from being frustrated.
• Eventually, you will see how CSET can be modified
  for different types of writing.

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We are going to try it

• Please answer a CSET for the following poem
• We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks

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THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN
SHOVEL. We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk
late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin
gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.
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Now the CSET

• Take a moment to answer the following question
  using a CSET.
• What message is Gwendolyn Brooks giving us about
  men like the ones the poem?

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A model answer

• Claim Brooks is criticizing the type of men she
  depicts in the poem.
• Support She uses deliberately incorrect grammar
  and a poor outcome for the men to show that they
  are not as cool as they think they are.

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Cont.

• Evidence For example, in the first line, the men
  declare We real cool, but in the final line
  they state we die soon.
• Tie-Up It is hard to argue that dying soon is a
  goodor cooloutcome, so it is clear that she
  believes that men who leave school to pursue
  partying are foolish.

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Try it again on your own

• You read The Necklace today in class.
• Use The Necklace to answer the following
  question
• How and why does the author use irony in The
  Necklace? Use CSET to answer this question.