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9/14. Copy HW Create a Cornell-notes sheet. Costa’s Levels of Questions. Mr. K. Level 1 Questions. The answer can be found in the text Very concrete and relates only to the text Asks for facts about what has been heard or read
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9/14 • Copy HW • Create a Cornell-notes sheet
Level 1 Questions • The answer can be found in the text • Very concrete and relates only to the text • Asks for facts about what has been heard or read • Information is recalled in the exact way it was heard
Level 1 Questions • Level 1 Words: • Define • Describe • Identify/Name • List • Observe • Recite – say aloud from memory
Level 1 Questions Examples • Define photosynthesis. • Define exposition. • Identify the starting date of the Civil War. • Recite the first two stanzas of the poem. • List all the steps in the scientific method in any order.
Level 2 Questions • The answer can be inferred from the text. • Infer: to conclude or judge based on the information available • Information can be broken down into parts • Involves examining in detail, analyzing causes, making inferences, finding information to support big ideas or decision making • Questions combine information in a new way
Level 2 Questions • Level 2 Words • Analyze – to break a big idea into parts • Compare – to show the similarities • Contrast – to show the differences • Categorize/Group – to put into a group based on similarities • Sequence – to put in order • Synthesize – to put small parts together
Level 2 Questions Examples • Using a plot diagram, analyze the plot of the short story. • Compare the square root of 49 to the square root of 64. Which is greater? • Diagram and order the stages of photosynthesis. • Compare and contrast the two main characters. • Group the different questions according to Costa’s levels of questions.
Level 3 Questions • The answer goes beyond the text or lecture. • Ask that judgments be made from information • Gives opinions about issues, judges the validity of ideas or other products and justifies opinions and ideas
Level 3 Questions • Level 3 Words • Apply – to use knowledge/skills in a new setting • Evaluate/Judge – to judge, grade, say whether something is good or bad • Imagine • Hypothesize/Predict – to say what will happen next based on the information available
Level 3 Questions Examples • Can you predict what will happen to the main character as she grows up? How will moving away from her home change her perspective about life? • Apply your knowledge of geometry and ratios to create a perfect scale model of Campbell Middle School. • Imagine you were in the main character’s situation. What would you do and how would you feel? • Evaluate your binder using your knowledge of organization. • What would life be like today if the South had won the Civil War?
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