CER Practice

CER Structure and Organization Below, you will find 8 sentences (there is one selection with two sentences) that, when put together correctly, create an extended response that answers the question:"How do Martin’s [the narrator’s] feelings about the medicine bag change over time? Use evidence from the text to support your answer."Put each sentence in the appropriate group-C is claim, E is evidence, R is reasoning. Claim In regards to wearing the medicine bag in the short story of the same name by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Martin experiences a broad range of feelings that begin with hesitancy and eventually transition into a feeling of pride over his heritage. Evidence When Martin first sees the bag, he views it in a negative light describing it as a “dirty leather pouch” (paragraph 43). He goes on to say, “I could never wear such a thing” and feels embarrassed thinking about his friends seeing him with it at the swimming pool (paragraph 43). In paragraphs 70-83, Martin listens to the emotional story of why the medicine bag is important to his grandfather and at the end of the story we learn that Martin has placed sacred sage in his medicine bag. However, by the end of the story, Martin demonstrates that he is proud and appreciative of the bag and he understands that it is an important part of his and his grandfather’s heritage. Reasoning The way Martin describes the bag lets the reader know that he does not like its physical appearance, and when he suggests he couldn’t wear anything like that around his friends only further supports the fact that he is hesitant to use it. By wearing the bag and putting sage in it to signify the passing of life, Martin demonstrates that he has assumed responsibility for the bad and the traditions that go with it. In the final moments of the story, the reader learns that Martin is standing alone on the reservation proudly wearing the medicine bag, thus coming full circle from what started as a reluctance to accept it, to being proud of the medicine bag and everything that it represents. CER Organizing Put the sections in the correct order to make an organized response using CER. Claim In regards to wearing the medicine bag in the short story of the same name by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Martin experiences a broad range of feelings that begin with hesitancy and eventually transition into a feeling of pride over his heritage. Evidence 1 When Martin first sees the bag, he views it in a negative light describing it as a “dirty leather pouch” (paragraph 43). He goes on to say, “I could never wear such a thing” and feels embarrassed thinking about his friends seeing him with it at the swimming pool (paragraph 43). Reasoning 1 The way Martin describes the bag lets the reader know that he does not like its physical appearance, and when he suggests he couldn’t wear anything like that around his friends only further supports the fact that he is hesitant to use it. Evidence 2 However, by the end of the story, Martin demonstrates that he is proud and appreciative of the bag and he understands that it is an important part of his and his grandfather’s heritage. Evidence 2 continued In paragraphs 70-83, Martin listens to the emotional story of why the medicine bag is important to his grandfather and at the end of the story we learn that Martin has placed sacred sage in his medicine bag. Reasoning 2 By wearing the bag and putting sage in it to signify the passing of life, Martin demonstrates that he has assumed responsibility for the bad and the traditions that go with it. Concluding Sentence In the final moments of the story, the reader learns that Martin is standing alone on the reservation proudly wearing the medicine bag, thus coming full circle from what started as a reluctance to accept it, to being proud of the medicine bag and everything that it represents. Add transitions to complete the pieces of evidence using the TLQ method. For example, when Martin first sees the bag, he views it in a negative light describing it as a “dirty leather pouch” (paragraph 43). He goes on to say, “I could never wear such a thing” and feels embarrassed thinking about his friends seeing him with it at the swimming pool (paragraph 43). However, by the end of the story, Martin demonstrates that he is proud and appreciative of the bag and he understands that it is an important part of his and his grandfather’s heritage. In addition, in paragraphs 70-83, Martin listens to the emotional story of why the medicine bag is important to his grandfather and at the end of the story we learn that Martin has placed sacred sage in his medicine bag. TLQ: Lead-Ins Underline the correct lead-in(s) of the evidence.