Introduction

From the early 14th to the late 16th century, a revival of interest in the values and arts of Greece and Rome led to a golden age of cultural blending and innovation.  This Renaissance transformed Western European life. During the Renaissance, the Western European world image shifted from a religious view to a worldly outlook. Renaissance intellectuals had a growing confidence in individual human spirit and abilities. This new focus on personal worth of the individual is called 'humanism'.

Mini Lesson on Levels of Questioning

Your teacher has provided you with a mini-lesson on Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies.  You've learned what makes a good question and how to ask fat and skinny questions (comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation). Equipped with this new understanding you will be developing a review game- a Jeopardy game, using a template. Using the "Practicing Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies" sheet, you will use your learning to complete the task below:   

 

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Task

You are the teacher! 

With a fellow teacher (your partner) you are developing a review of the Renaissance for your class.  It will take the form of a Renaissance Jeopardy Game!  The categories of the game have been provided for you. 

Using Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies below, you need to formulate the  questions and answers for each category. 

• The '10 point' questions must be Comprehension questions 

• The ’20 point’ questions must be Application questions.  

• The '20 point' questions must be Analysis questions.

• The '40 point' questions must be Synthesis questions.

• The '50 point' questions must be Evaluation questions.

          

Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies

• Learning Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies

• Practicing Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies  

STEP ONE:

Use the information from the following web site, combined with the knowledge you gained from this unit, to develop your game questions.

• Renaissance Exhibits Collection

STEP TWO

Record your questions on your Renaissance Jeopardy sheet. Remember that you will need to create questions from all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy ((comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation).

STEP THREE

When your Renaissance Jeopardy sheet is complete, you will place your questions and answers in the Jeopardy game template below. First, open the template and save it to your computer. Then to enter your questions and answers, click once on the text on the slide, then type over what's there to replace it. If you fit Delete or Backspace, it sometimes makes the text box disappear. When you are finished make sure to SAVE AS (Renaissance Game) in your student folder. 

• Renaissance Jeopardy Game

The "Practicing Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies" sheet will help you practice the art of question-making.

Assessment FOR Learning Criteria:

  After practicing your question-making, you are to demonstrate what you learned in your Renaissance Jeopardy Game.

 Assessment OF Learning Criteria:

 

 

Teacher Resources

• OBJECTIVES:  Grade 8 Alberta Social Studies Curriculum

Related Websites:                                                                                                   

• What  Makes a Good Question?                                         

• Bloom’s Taxonomy Teaching Tips

• Central Alberta Regional Consortium Social Studies Website

Blackline Masters:

• Learning Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies

• Practicing Bloom’s Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies