Simplify Your Teaching Now
Simplify Your Teaching Now
Simplify Your Teaching Now
Applying
Can you group by characteristics such as
…?
Choose the best statements that apply
Understanding Clarify why …
Can you clarify…?
Do you know of another instance where Discuss the pros and cons of …
…? How can you classify … according to …?
Draw a story map How can you compare the different parts?
Explain why a character acted in the way How can you sort the different parts…?
that he did How is … connected to …?
From the information given, can you How is … similar to …?
develop a set of instructions about …? How would you categorize…?
How could you develop …? How would you explain?
How would you change …? If … happened, what might the ending
have been?
How would you demonstrate…?
State the point of view of …
How would you develop … to present ?
What are some of the problems of …?
How would you explain …? What assumptions …?
How would you modify …? What can you infer about…?
How would you present…? What can you point out about ?
How would you solve … ? What conclusions …?
Identify the results of … What do you see as other possible
Illustrate the … outcomes?
Judge the effects of … What would result What does the author assume?
…? What explanation do you have for …?
Predict what would happen if … What ideas justify the conclusion?
Tell how much change there would be if … What ideas validate…?
Tell what would happen if … What is the analysis of …?
What actions would you take to perform What is the function of …?
…? What is the problem with …?
What do you think could have happened What motive is there?
next? What persuasive technique is used?
What examples can you find that ? What statement is relevant?
What other way would you choose to …? What was the turning point?
What were some of the motives behind …?
What questions would you ask of …?
What’s fact? Opinion?
What was the main idea …?
What’s the main idea?
What would the result be if …? What’s the relationship between?
Which factors would you change if …? Which events could not have happened?
Who do you think…? Why did … changes occur?
Why does this work? Why do you think ?
Write a brief outline …
Write in your own words …
EVALUATING
Can you defend your position about …?
Determine the value of …
Do you believe …?
ANALYZING Do you think … is a good or bad thing?
Can you distinguish between …? Find the errors
Can you explain what must have happened How could you verify …?
when …? How effective are …?
Determine the point of view, bias, values,
How would you determine the facts …?
or intent underlying the presented material
How would you feel if …?
How would you grade …? How many ways can you…?
How would you have handled…? How would you compile the facts for …?
Is there a better solution to…? How would you elaborate on the reason
Judge the value of … …?
Rank the importance of … How would you generate a plan to …?
Rate the … How would you improve …?
What are the alternatives? How would you portray …?
What are the consequences of…? How would you test …?
What are the possible outcomes for…? If you had access to all resources, how
What are the pros and cons of…? would you deal with …?
What changes to … would you List the ways you can…?
recommend? Predict the outcome if …
What choice would you have made …? Propose an alternative. How else would
What criteria would you use to assess…? you …?
What data was used to evaluate …? What changes would you make to revise
What do you think about …? …?
What fallacies, consistencies, What could you invent …?
inconsistencies appear? What facts can you gather …?
What influence will … have on our lives? What would happen if…?
What information would you use to Why don’t you devise your own way to
prioritize? …?
What is the most important …?
What is your opinion of …?
What sources could you use to verify…?
What would you suggest?
Which is more important, moral, better,
logical, valid, appropriate?
Who will gain and who will lose?
Why is … of value?
Creating
Can you brainstorm a better solution
for…?
Can you create new and unusual uses for
…?
Can you design a … to …?
Can you develop a proposal which
would…?
Can you see a possible solution to …?
Devise a way to …