CIEA Notes

Question 1

How many sentence(s) is the claim?

Answer 1

1 sentence

Question 2

How many sentence(s) is the introduction to evidence + evidence one?

Answer 2

1-2 sentences

Question 3

How many sentence(s) is the analysis #1

Answer 3

2-4 sentences

Question 4

How many sentence(s) is the is the introduction to evidence + evidence two?

Answer 4

1-2 sentences

Question 5

How many sentence(s) is the analysis #2

Answer 5

2-4 sentences

Question 6

How many sentence(s) is the transition or concluding sentence

Answer 6

1 sentence

Question 7

What does CIEA mean?

What does CIEAIEA (C)

Answer 7

Claim
Intro to Evidence
Evidence
Anaysis

Claim
Intro to Evidence
Evidence
Anaysis
Intro to Evidence
Evidence
Anaysis
Concluding

Question 8

What does Claim (C) mean?

Answer 8

1) Also know as the topic sentence
2) First sentence of paragraph
3) The main idea of they paragraph and helps organize paragraph
4) Should NOT include evidence, summary, or quotes
5) In an essay, the claim ties in and supports your (overall) thesis statement

Question 9

What does Evidence (E) mean?

Answer 9

1) Comes after intro to evidence
2) Evidence should support your claim
3) Evidence is typically a quote, but it can also be summarized or paraphrased passages.
4) Evidence should clearly relate and support topic sentence (claim) of that paragraph

Question 10

What does Analysis (A) Mean?

Answer 10

1) This is your own words explaining how the evidence proves your claim to be true.
2) What comments, connections, or observations do you wish to make concerning your evidence? How does your evidence clearly support your claim? This must be explained fully.