Monday, September 13th

Posted: September 13, 2010

Writing 110 - finish work on your Biographical poem (to pass in). Preliminary thought on your "Name" writing piece. Eng 112 - Complete your "Simpsons" plotline (to pass in) and look over your short story notes. Eng 111 - Today your task will be to read Gregory Clark’s short story, The Bully, and create some questions and/or activities for another student in class to answer. Your assignment MUST contain : -          ONE Knowledge-level questions -          TWO Comprehension-level questions -          TWO Application-level questions -          TWO Analysis-level questions -          TWO Evaluation -level questions -          ONE Synthesis -level question ...for a TOTAL OF TEN questions! Beside each of your questions, please indicate which level of Bloom’s Taxonomy you believe it addresses.  Then, switch with someone in class, and answer each other’s questions to the best of your ability. You will be graded on: A.      The quality of your questions B.     The quality of your responses to a peer’s questions   Remember, this is about METACOGNITION – thinking about your thinking. It’s tough to tap into the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy for Thinking without understanding it from the bottom up.