Guess Bloom's Level
Verb: list → Bloom level?
Remember
Which verb fits (Apply)?
(recall, define, design, choose)
Choose
General: Students will be able to identify expressions of introducing people.
👉 Write one specific outcome for this grammar point.
Specific Lo:
to use the (+) form of verb (be) to introduce people
!!!! BONUS X2 (IF WEAK AND YOU FIX IT)!!!
“Students should be able to know adjectives and identify them to describe items.” → Strong or Weak?
Weak (vague verb)+ more than one 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)?
(describe, differentiate, identify, recall)
Differentiate
General: Students will be able to read for detail in the context of shopping.
👉 Write 1 specific outcome +1 skill
Specific Lo:
to identify food vocabulary in the context of shopping.
Skill:
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)?
(compare, underline, judge, define)
Judge
General Lo:
to write a paragraph about family
👉 Break this into 1 specific outcome + 1 skill
Specific Lo:
- to identify parts of a paragraph.
- to use the correct adjective order.
Skill(s):
- to use the correct order of parts of speech when writing sentences
- to identify adjectives of personality, shape, and size
“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)?
(select, assemble, illustrate, classify)
Assemble
General Outcome: Students will be able to explain 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
!!! BONUS X1 on the 3rd Skill !!!
"Students will be able to identify adjectives"
Break this into 1 specific outcomes + 1 skill
Specific outcome:
to recognize comparative adjectives
Skills:
1. to classify 1,2,3 syllabled adjectives
to apply adding (adj-er + than)
2. to apply adding (more than+ adj)
“Students will be able to use comparative adjectives.” → Strong or Weak?
Strong