Guess Bloom's Level
Verb: list → Bloom level?
Remember
Which verb fits Apply? (choose, recall, define, design)
Choose
General: Students will be able to use auxiliary verbs.
👉 Write one specific outcome for this grammar point.
Students will be able to form Yes/No questions with do in the present simple (e.g., Do you play football?).
!!!! BONUS X2 (IF WEAK AND YOU FIX IT)!!!
“Students should be able to know adjectives to describe items.” → Strong or Weak?
Weak (vague verb)
Correct: Students should be able ...
1. ...to use the correct form of comparative adjectives to compare between two items.
2. ... to compare between two items applying the correct form of comparative adjectives.
Verb: explain → Bloom level?
Understand
Which verb fits Analyze? (differentiate, describe, identify, recall)
Differentiate
General: Students will be able to learn food vocabulary.
👉 Write one specific outcome that is measurable.
Students will be able to label 6 food items from a picture correctly.
“Students will be able to describe their homes using the correct adjective order.” → Strong or Weak?
Strong (measurable)
LO: “Students will be able to use phrasal verbs in their own sentences” → level?
Apply
Which verb fits Evaluate? (judge, compare, underline, define)
Judge
General: Students will be able to write a paragraph about their family.
👉 Break this into a specific outcome.
Students will be able to write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) describing two family members using correct adjective order.
“Students will be able to understand phrasal verbs.”→ Strong or Weak?
Weak (vague verb)
LO: “Students will be able to differentiate between facts and opinions in a reading about online learning” → level?
Analyze
Which verb fits Create? (assemble, select, illustrate, classify)
Assemble
General Outcome: Students will be able to comprehend main ideas in a reading text about social media.
👉 Rewrite into one specific outcome.
Students will be able to identify 3 advantages of social media mentioned in the text.
!!!BONUS X3 for fixing Weak LOs!!!
1. “Students will be able to write a paragraph using 5 phrasal verbs.” → Strong or Weak?
2. "Students will be able to listen to directions to understand destinations" → Strong or Weak?
1. Strong
2. Weak (vague verb and goal)/ Correction: ...to listen to a conversation about directions in order to reach the correct destination.
LO: “Students will be able to justify whether ecotourism is beneficial to local communities” → level?
Evaluate
Which verb fits Understand? (summarize, use, plan, critique)
Summarize
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"Students will be able to use comparative adjectives"
Break this into 2 specific outcomes.
1. to identify one and two syllabled-adjectives
2. to classify adjectives according to the correct form of comparative forms (-er) and (more + adj + than)
3. to compare between two electrical devices in the context of shopping using the comparative form of adjectives.
“Students will be able to use comparative adjectives.” → Strong or Weak?
Strong