Evidence Use
This verb means to examine information closely to find patterns or important parts; used when you break a passage into pieces to understand it,
What is "analyze"?
This word means to state clearly and exactly what is required or meant.
What is "specify"?
To give credit to the original author in an essay, you must do this.
Use this verb when creating a plan or outline for an essay.
What is formulate?
This word means to break information into parts in order to understand how they work together.
What is "analyze"?
When a teacher asks you to __ data, they want you to check whether the results are accurate and consistent.
What is "verify"?
When constructing a thesis statement, you must __ your main idea and the reasons you will support.
What is specify?
Which action asks you to check an author's claim against other evidence or original data sources?
What is verify?
To make your thesis precise, you should do this to the claim's language.
What is specify?
If a fact seems doubtful, you would do this to confirm it.
What is verify?
Give an example of how you would use the word "cite" in a sentence when writing a research paragraph.
I will cite the author and page number for the evidence I used.
Describe a classroom activity that asks students to formulate a hypothesis from an observation.
When you cite a source, name two pieces of information you should always include.
What is author and title/date?
Rewrite a weak sentence into a stronger one by citing evidence; include the word "cite" in your response.
"Pollution is bad for the environment"
Pollution harms the environment, as shown by the rising air quality warnings in major cities, which I can cite from the EPA's latest report."
Specify three criteria you would use to evaluate whether an online source is trustworthy.
What is author credentials, publication date, evidence?
Explain how you would analyze two conflicting sources to decide which is more reliable.
How would you verify a peer's claim in a lab report? List two concrete steps.
What is repeat experiment and check data sources?
By checking who created the source, point of view, and or comparing the information with other reliable sources.
When revising, you notice a factual error. Describe how you would verify and then correct it in your draft.
What is check the original source, confirm the facts and then correct and cite.
Formulate a clear claim by deciding what I want to argue about the historical event. Support by citing evidence from a primary source like a letter or diary from that time and a secondary source like a historian's article.
Describe how you would analyze and verify which study better supports a claim.
Compare methodology, sample size, sampling method, and check for verification.
Some students think listening to music helps them focus better during homework. Provide a clear research question, specify the variables to investigate and propose one method to verify the results.
Does listening to music improve homework accuracy?
Variable to investigate (type of music, amount of sleep, time spent reviewing notes
Method to verify results - (conduct a survey, run a simple classroom experiment, collect data over a week)
You are given three sources with different conclusions. Specify which source you would cite for a claim about historical causes and justify your choice.
I would cite Source C, the university research article, because it is peer-reviewed and uses multiple primary sources to support its conclusions. It provides evidence based explanations of historical causes rather than opinions.
Formulate a clear topic sentence that requires students to both analyze and cite two pieces of evidence in the paragraph by filling in the blanks.
To support your claim about the causes of the conflict, analyze____________________ and cite two pieces of textual evidence that ___________________.
Given a controversial claim, describe step-by-step how you would analyze the claim, verify the evidence, cite your sources, and specify any limitations of your conclusion.
Response must outline a complete evaluation process