Evidence+Tools


 * Improving Writing Using Evidence Tools: Ways to Construct a Well Reasoned Argument **

7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
====9. Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.====

**//Research to Build and Present Knowledge//**
====8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.====

=Showing Evidence Tool=

The //Showing Evidence Tool// will assist students in constructing well-reasoned arguments. They will need to find credible evidence to do this. This screen shot shows the components of the tool:


==== Students must write their claim and their explanation, and rate the validity of the claim. The teacher may pre-populate the evidence bin, and students may add additional evidence. The evidence must be rated based on the how strongly the evidence supports or weakens the claim, and explain their reasoning for doing so. Additionally they must link the evidence to the claim; if it is supportive it goes in the green area, and if it not supportive it goes in the red area. They must also rate how it ====

This link will take you to a short animation that key features of the Showing Evidence Tool.
====There are many benefits to using a tool that teaches argumentative skills. If you are interested in seeing research on this visit this page at the Intel website.====