Inquiry Assessments | The Syracuse City School District

Social Studies Shift 2 and Information Fluency Continuum Crosswalk
Shift II: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence	IFC Assessment Links for use as Formative Performance Tasks
Define and frame questions about events and the world in which we live, form hypotheses as potential answers to these questions, use evidence to answer these questions, and consider and analyze counter-hypotheses.	IFC 2.2 – I Wonder IFC 10.1 Connecting to a Manageable Topic Hooking to an Inquiry Topic IFC 10.2 Developing Focus Questions at Different Levels of Thought Refining Research Question IFC 12.5 Inquiry Process Questions Student Research Checklist
Identify, describe, and evaluate evidence about events from diverse sources.	IFC 9.2 – Mind Mapping IFC 9.3 Notes on Main Ideas Notetaking Grid Notetaking to Answer Questions
Analyze evidence in terms of content, authorship, point of view, bias, purpose, format, and audience.	CRAP test IFC 10.4 - Drawing Conclusions from Looking at Multiple Perspective IFC 11.1 Gathering Evidence to Support Thesis Gathering Evidence to Support Thesis - Example
Describe, analyze, and evaluate arguments of others.	IFC 4.6 - Summarizing the Important Ideas IFC 7.5 - Time Sequence Organizer IFC 11.4 – Viewpoints Beliefs Actions IFC 12.2 Investigating Ideas Learning Logs for Reflective Notetaking
Make inferences and draw conclusions from evidence.	IFC 6.4 - Conclusions and Supporting Evidence IFC 10.4 Drawing Conclusions from Looking at Multiple Perspective Drawing Conclusions Supported by Evidence
Deconstruct and construct plausible and persuasive arguments using evidence.	IFC 11.4 – Developing a Line of Argument IFC 12.3 – Concept Map
Create meaningful and persuasive understandings of the past by fusing disparate and relevant evidence from primary and secondary sources and drawing connections to the present.	IFC 9.4 Organizing Information Example Organizing Information Rubric IFC 11.5 – Communicating Ideas to an Audience IFC 12.3 - Concept Maps for Organizing Thinking

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