Grade 9 · lesson 3 of 4

Match evidence to a question

Identify the question word and the kind of record supplied. State what it can establish and what it cannot.

About 22 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
  • Worked case: Excerpt A: Question: What changed in this workshop’s hinge records during May? Analyze during May. Excerpt B: Annotation: Trial Card A records five bends before tearing. Excerpt C: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. Excerpt D: Draft uses the source’s exact sentence; plan quotation marks and a matching citation.
  • Primary check: Excerpt A: Question: What do adult volunteer replies say about the label? Analyze adult volunteer replies. Excerpt B: Annotation: Trial Card A is relevant because it measures the bend outcome named in my question. Excerpt C: Question: How were the panels attached? Source: numbered assembly instructions describing attachment. Excerpt D: Draft conveys the source’s idea in genuinely new wording; plan a matching citation.

Learn the idea

Different questions need different evidence. Dates establish when, procedures how, participant accounts reported experience and measurements observed quantities. One source may not answer all questions.

Identify the question word and the kind of record supplied. State what it can establish and what it cannot.

Original worked input: Original excerpt C: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. The task is to match evidence to a question. The answer is “dated event record”. Evidence: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. Reasoning: dated event record is supported because a dated event log directly addresses when the event happened. A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.

  1. Read the supplied worked case and identify the part named in this lesson. An adult can model unfamiliar words.
  2. Identify the question word and the kind of record supplied. State what it can establish and what it cannot.
  3. Check the worked solution: dated event record. Evidence: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. Reasoning: dated event record is supported because a dated event log directly addresses when the event happened. A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.
  4. Use the new primary and practice cases. Give a reason from the actual words before checking the feedback.
Worked example

See the method in action

Original excerpt C: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. Solved: dated event record. Evidence: Question: When was the model displayed? Source: dated event card giving May 8. Reasoning: dated event record is supported because a dated event log directly addresses when the event happened. A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience. Identify the question word and the kind of record supplied. State what it can establish and what it cannot.

Your turn

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Helpful tips
  • A count can establish a count.
  • A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.
Original excerpt C: Question: How were the panels attached? Source: numbered assembly instructions describing attachment. Which evidence type fits the supplied research question?

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procedure description

Evidence: Question: How were the panels attached? Source: numbered assembly instructions describing attachment. Reasoning: procedure description is supported because a procedure supplies the order or method. A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.

Take it further

Changed-input task: Original excerpt C: Question: What did Jo feel at the doorway? Source: Jo’s participant note describing nervousness. Give an evidence-based answer before looking at the model. Expected reasoning: Evidence: Question: What did Jo feel at the doorway? Source: Jo’s participant note describing nervousness. Reasoning: participant account is supported because a participant’s own note directly addresses their reported experience. A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience. Then write a brief alternative sentence, paragraph, source note or scene that demonstrates the same operation; label new fictional details and preserve source limits.

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More practice: try new cases

Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.

More practice: try new cases
1. Original excerpt C: Question: How did Lea experience the display? Source: Lea’s own labeled account. Which evidence type fits the supplied research question?
Need a hint?
  • A count can establish a count.
  • A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.
2. Original excerpt C: Question: How many bends preceded failure? Source: a log with model IDs and measured counts. Which evidence type fits the supplied research question?
Need a hint?
  • A count can establish a count.
  • A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.
3. Original excerpt C: Question: What date was the exhibition? Source: event log giving its date. Which evidence type fits the supplied research question?
Need a hint?
  • A count can establish a count.
  • A diary may report feelings without measuring everyone’s experience.

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