CERCA Now: Your Imagination
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Elementary
When you consider all the important roles a friend might play in your life, which is the very most important one? Here are some ideas: someone to spend free time with, someone to cheer you up on a hard day, someone to make you laugh, etc.
Support your answer with examples and evidence.
Middle
What do people lose when they choose not to read books simply because a movie version of the book is available?
Support your answer with examples and evidence.
High School
Is the habit of procrastination something a person chooses or is it part of their nature?
Support your answer with examples and evidence.
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An Introduction: What is CERCA?
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the foundational elements of the CERCA Framework: claim, evidence, reasons and reasoning, counterargument, and audience. View Lesson
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Elementary
Reading Practice: How can having pretend friends be helpful for children?
Middle
Reading Practice: Your Brain on Movies