Welcome to Nahyeon's Exhibition

I am very proud of my lovely student Nahyeon's diligence and creative work. She worked quietly and independently on her Unit of Inquiry to create this amazing artwork. I was so surprised when she brought it into the classroom at both the beauty of the product and at her application to the task.

I hope that Nahyeon will continue her studies in Art in the United States and will invite me to her exhibitions. hopefully she will also showcase her artwork and the process on her blog.

Congratulations Nahyeon!

Final Project

Hi Everyone,

The past term has been quickly and we are nearly at the end of our Unit of Inquiry. As most of you at approaching the 'Synthesis' stage of Blooms Taxonomy it is time to think about how you want to present your final project.

There are lots of different ways to showcase your creative talents in your area of research. Several of you have suggested producing a short video on your topic, while others have suggested creating an original product/plan/recipe. We have decided to exhibit your projects on Monday June 13th and I look forward to celebrating your achievements with you.


Please follow the Blooms guide below as you plan your project and feel welcome to come and see me if you wish to discuss your presentation.

Synthesis

Useful Verbs	Sample Question Stems	Potential activities and products
create invent compose predict plan construct design imagine propose devise formulate	Can you design a ... to ...? Why not compose a song about...?                  Can you see a possible solution to...? If you had access to all resources how would you deal with...? Why don't you devise your own way to deal with...? What would happen if...? How many ways can you...? Can you create new and unusual uses for...? Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish? Can you develop a proposal which would...	Invent a machine to do a specific task. Create a new product. Give it a name and plan a marketing campaign. Write about your feelings in relation to... Write a TV show, play, puppet show, role play, song or pantomime about...? Design a record, book, or magazine cover for...? Make up a new language code and write material suing it. Sell an idea. Devise a way to... Compose a rhythm or put new words to a known melody.

Interviews on Our Unit of Inquiry

As we are nearing the completion of our Unit of Inquiry using Bloom's Taxonomy, the final assessment task was based on an interview using the questions from my previous post. The video above showcases the talents of Jessica and Nahyeon, two creative Grade 10 students who discuss the interesting projects that have completed.

Welcome to Week 3- Knowledge

Welcome to week 3 everyone!

Now that you have selected your topic, written your Guiding Question and linked to an AOI it's
time to begin your research. We will begin at level 1 on the Bloom's Taxonomy chart with
knowledge.

I have provided the Bloom's verbs in a table below to help keep you guided and also listed are
suggested activities that may assist you to get started.

Good luck with your research and I look forward to seeing your first assessment task posted this
week.


Knowledge level of thinking uses these question cues:
Tell List Describe
Recall Identify State
Relate Repeat Recognize
Define Remember Name

KNOWLEDGE (REMEMBERING)

Recognising

Locating knowledge in memory that is consistent with presented material.
Synonyms: Identifying...

Recalling

Retrieving relevant knowledge from long-term memory.
Synonyms : Retrieving….Naming…...

Suggested Activities

Make a list of the main events stated in the source i.e. article, blog.
Make a time line of events.
Make a facts chart on your topic.
Write a list of any pieces of information you can remember.
Prepare a Question and Answer session on your topic

Prepare a Worksheet so that others can learn about your topic

Information Search and prepare an Information report on your topic
Find Definitions related to your topic…..

All About Blooms

As we commence this new Unit of Inquiry it is important that you have an understanding of Blooms Taxonomy. Simply put Blooms Taxonomy is a way for the sorting and grouping of different levels of learning. All learning starts at the lower levels of knowledge and understanding. We then progress to higher order thinking skills such as comparing and contrasting, making graphs etc to show how we can apply our understanding of new knowledge. To help with your understanding of Blooms I have created the activity below based on the book “The Outsiders”. Please complete this activity and post in your blog.

Activities using Blooms Taxonomy

1. Knowledge- select one character from the novel “The Outsiders” who has the qualities of a heroine/hero. List the qualities and tell why you think they are heroic.

2. Comprehension- CONSTRUCT a time line that. summarises what happens in the story “The Outsiders”.

3. Application- THINK of a situation that occurred to a character in the story “The Outsiders” and write about how you would have handled the situation differently.

4. Analysis- IDENTIFY general characteristics (stated and/or implied) of one of the main characters and complete the table below.


Characters Name


Physical characteristics



Personality





Major challenges/problems




5. Synthesis- WRITE three new titles for the story that would give a good idea what it is about.

OR

CREATE an original character and tell how the character would fit in the story.

6. Evaluation- DECIDE which character in the selection you would most like to spend a day with and describe why.

OR

JUDGE whether or not a character should have acted in a particular way and
why.