The lesson begins with the relationship between gathering evidence and presenting an argument. COVID-19 restrictions had closed laboratory access, so the discussion turns to methods that students could still use. The statement-evidence-analysis-link structure shows why a large body of research does not speak for itself. Marks depend on explaining what the evidence means and connecting each paragraph to the larger claim. Weak analysis in the final write-up can squander extensive earlier work.
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Turning non-laboratory evidence into analytical writing
The advanced methods lesson connects research design to paragraph structure and warns that evidence earns little unless the writer analyzes it and links it into a coherent argument.