What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework for classifying educational objectives, originally developed by Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues in 1956. It includes six levels of thinking: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, and creation (though I personally prefer the term synthesis). Many of the skills students learn are grounded in this rigor matrixContinue reading “Explicit ELA: A Model for Revising and Editing Mastery”
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Effective Elements of Plot Instruction: Bloom’s Taxonomy Approach
Elements Of Plot (Knowledge/Comprehension) Intro: Over the past few years, I’ve developed a method to teach Elements of Plot in an explicit but engaging way. A differentiated approach which follows Bloom’s Taxonomy progression. In this article, I’ll share scaffolds, engagement strategies and the overall (Hattie) effect size for teaching Elements of Plot using the routine.Continue reading “Effective Elements of Plot Instruction: Bloom’s Taxonomy Approach”
Phenomenal Intervention: S.T.A.A.R. Prep
In this article, I share how I improved a group of 29 students performance from 45 to 79 percent pass rate.
The Phenomenal Student 