Sustained Investigation: Images and Written Evidence
Introduced| English |
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| written evidence/ˈrɪtn ˈevɪdəns/ |
| materials/məˈtɪərɪəlz/ |
Images show, writing states
- The SI section pairs 15 images with short written evidence 书面证据 (CED 3.A/3.B).
- The writing answers two prompts: state the inquiry, and describe how it developed — about 1,200 characters.
- The images show; the writing states — they must agree.
Image job or writing job?
In the SI, what does the image do and what does the writing do?
Process images (journal spreads, in-progress shots) ____.
They are legitimate SI images.
Caption every image
- Every image carries caption fields: materials 材料, processes, dimensions, and citations where needed.
- Process images — journal spreads, in-progress states, detail shots — count among the 15.
- Use several process images: they prove practice, experimentation, and revision.
The order of the 15 images does not matter.
Scorers read them as a sequence — order is part of the argument.
Select all things the SI written evidence should do.
Writing unrelated to the works fails the relevance rule.
Order them as a story
- Order the images deliberately — scorers read them as a sequence, so build a narrative arc.
- Choose images that prove the writing: question stated, tests shown, development visible.
- Write plainly and concretely, naming skills in CED vocabulary.
In the SI, the images show and the writing ____.
Images show; writing states.
Match the SI element to its role.
Show, state, name.
Uploading 15 images in the order you happened to make them throws away free points. Sequence them so a scorer, reading top to bottom, watches the inquiry grow — the order is part of the argument.
Fifteen images, ordered: 1 states the question (a portrait dissolving), 2–4 test materials, 5–6 a documented failure and its fix, 7–13 the idea deepening, 14–15 the resolved answer. A scorer reads growth without needing the captions.
The SI = 15 images + short written evidence (inquiry + how it developed). Caption every image (materials, processes), include process shots among the 15, and order them so the growth reads as a story.