Students should have mastered the CSET format for written responses in 9th grade. However, sometimes we need a little help with remembering to TALK about the text examples and EXPLAIN how the text examples show what we say they show in the claim. CSET can help with training students to always explain their thinking and their evidence.
CSET - what is this?
CSET is an acronym to help students remember the components of a good response.
C - the claim - this is the answer to the prompt or question. In an essay, this would be your thesis or main idea.
S - the general support and transition to the evidence - this is where you briefly give the basic reason behind your claim. It is also where you lead into your quotations.
E - the evidence - in English, this is where you would use a quotation from the text which illustrates or shows from where you derived the claim in the text.
T - the tie-in - this is where you SPECIFICALLY talk about the quotation you just used and explain HOW it shows the claim.
If you have more than one quotation, you will follow each quotation with it's own tie-in.
CSETs are just components of a good response. When writing an essay, you would use these components, but you would need to add closure to the paragraph as well as transitions between paragraphs. There is no closing or "wrap up" sentence in a CSET.
Below is the basic CSET rubric for your reference.
C - the claim - this is the answer to the prompt or question. In an essay, this would be your thesis or main idea.
S - the general support and transition to the evidence - this is where you briefly give the basic reason behind your claim. It is also where you lead into your quotations.
E - the evidence - in English, this is where you would use a quotation from the text which illustrates or shows from where you derived the claim in the text.
T - the tie-in - this is where you SPECIFICALLY talk about the quotation you just used and explain HOW it shows the claim.
If you have more than one quotation, you will follow each quotation with it's own tie-in.
CSETs are just components of a good response. When writing an essay, you would use these components, but you would need to add closure to the paragraph as well as transitions between paragraphs. There is no closing or "wrap up" sentence in a CSET.
Below is the basic CSET rubric for your reference.
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CSET is just a set of training wheels - it is an acronym to help you remember what goes into a good response for an question asked about a text. Your goal is to transfer it to a longer essay response.
Still confused about CSETs? Try this sample training presentation for teachers.
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Here is the model response poster from class
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