ELA

**http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm#Synthesis**

Suggested activities based on Bloom's taxonomy - helps with differentiating instruction for kids at different levels in the same classroom. Below is a sample from the simplest level of Bloom's chart.

** Knowledge **
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 * ** Useful Verbs ** || ** Sample Question Stems ** || ** Potential activities and products ** ||
 * tell

describe relate locate write find state name || What happened after...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How many...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who was it that...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can you name the...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Describe what happened at...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who spoke to...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can you tell why...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find the meaning of...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is...? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Which is true or false...? || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a list of the main events.. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a timeline of events. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a facts chart. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write a list of any pieces of information you can remember. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">List all the .... in the story. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make a chart showing... <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make an acrostic. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recite a poem. ||

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