Selective Content based on parameters

I’m trying to pass a parameter (i.e method=view or method=edit) from an archive page. I tried code like this:

<a <?php echo('href="'.get_the_permalink(get_the_ID().'?method=view')).'"';?> ><span class="fa fa-eye"></a>

<a <?php echo('href="'.get_the_permalink(get_the_ID().'?method=edit')).'"';?> ><span class="fa fa-edit"></a>

In my content.php I want to display a read-only table or render a Caldera Form for editing

$method = get_query_var( method );

if ( $method == 'edit') { ?>
	//display form
<?php } else { ?>
        // display read only table
<?php } ?>

$method is coming up as an empty string. Could someone either point me towards and example or provide one here to accomplish this task? Thank you.