Historical Mysteries CER Analysis

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Grade Level7th Grade

SubjectHistory

Original Prompt

Now please create a CER activity based on something historical. High interest

This learning resource guides students in constructing evidence-based arguments about historical events through the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework. The objective is to help students define key components of the framework—Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning—and apply them to analyze historical mysteries like the vanishing of the Roanoke Colony, the death of Tutankhamun, and the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. The resource includes background knowledge, examples, and prompts that encourage critical thinking, identification of strong versus weak evidence, and explanation of how evidence supports specific claims. Students are engaged in developing arguments based on different theories while honing their writing skills in a historical context.