ELM 210

Level One Activities

Recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot and setting.

Conduct basic mathematical calculations.

Label locations on a map.

Represent in words or diagrams a scientific concept or relationship.

Perform routine procedures like measuring length or using punctuation marks correctly.

Describe the features of a place or people.

Level Two Activities Identify and summarize the major events in a narrative.

Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Solve routine multiple-step problems.

Describe the cause/effect of a particular event.

Identify patterns in events or behavior.

Formulate a routine problem given data and conditions.

Organize, represent and interpret data.

Level Three Activities Support ideas with details and examples.

Use voice appropriate to the purpose and audience.

Identify research questions and design investigations for a scientific problem.

Develop a scientific model for a complex situation.

Determine the author’s purpose and describe how it affects the interpretation of a reading selection.

Apply a concept in other contexts.

Level Four Activities Conduct a project that requires specifying a problem, designing and conducting an experiment, analyzing its data, and reporting results/ solutions.

Apply mathematical model to illuminate a problem or situation.

Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.

Describe and illustrate how common themes are found across texts from different cultures.

Design a mathematical model to inform and solve a practical or abstract situation.

Level Two (Skill/ Concept)

Level One

(Recall)

Level Three

(Strategic Thinking)

Level Four (Extended Thinking)

Arrange

Calculate

Define Draw Identify

Illustrate

Label List

Match

Measure

Memorize

Name

QuoteRecall

Recite Recognize

Repeat Report State

Tabulate Tell Use

Who, What, When, Where, Why

Describe Explain

Interpret

Categorize

Cause/Effect

Collect and Display

Classify

Compare

Construct

Distinguish

Estimate

Graph Identify Patterns

Infer

Interpret

Make Observations

Modify

Organize

Predict

Relate

Separate

Show

Summarize

Use Context Cues

Apprise

Assess

Cite Evidence

Compare

Construct

Critique

Develop a Logical Argument

Differentiate Draw Conclusions

Explain Phenomena in Terms of Concepts Formulate

Hypothesize

Investigate

Revise

Use Concepts to Solve Non-Routine Problems

Apply Concepts

Design

Connect

Prove

Synthesize

Critique

Analyze

Create

Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Levels

Webb, Norman L. and others. “Web Alignment Tool” 24 July 2005. Wisconsin Center of Educational Research. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2 Feb. 2006. <http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/WAT/index.aspx>.