Bloom’s Taxonomy
Teachers spend a great deal of time asking and answering questions. It`s crucial we pay attention to what kind of questions we`ve been asking and answering to make sure we inspire higher order thinking skills.
In a previous post, I wrote about apptivities that are tasks types that revolve around the "remember" phase.
In this post I start listing activities that are in the "understand" thinking order.
Questions
How would you explain / show / contrast / compare...?
Will you state or interpret in your words...?
Can you explain what`s meant by...?
What can you say about...?
How would you summarize / paraphrase...?
How could you demonstrate...?
Could you give original examples of...?
Will you make a poster about...?
Do not Spoil My Dream Trip
Visualize/Imovie and Picturesonic
By the end of this lesson students will be able to give me three personalized example dialogues about a dream trip as if they were really worried based on their posters.
What if it rains? If it rains, we`ll...
What if we get lost? If we get lost we`ll...
Visualize/Imovie and Picturesonic
By the end of this lesson students will be able to give me three personalized example dialogues about a dream trip as if they were really worried based on their posters.
What if it rains? If it rains, we`ll...
What if we get lost? If we get lost we`ll...
Procedures
Stage 1
- Ask students about their last trip, and if they travel much. Say: " Imagine a trip you really want to take.", "where are you going?", "what are you going to do there?", etc.
- Tell students they have 10 minutes to use visualize or Imovie to illustrate the trip to their parents.
- Display the app on the board and go over simple features of the app
- Write instructions of the board - check understanding
- Deliver IPads. Time, monitor, teacher makes sure all IPads are closed when he/she starts debriefing.
- Teacher projects students` work, but as they present invite other students to ask what if questions.
Example of students` work
Stage 2
- Teacher tells students they will record a dialogue in which only one character can be heard.
- Show a sample to students. Open pictusonic and show students its features.
- Have students open the IPads and start working. (Teacher times and monitors)
- Students watch some of the videos writing down the missing questions for each video. Teacher plays the videos and checks students` work.
Connecting
Students email their work to their parents to let them know what their idea of dream trips are.
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