| Level 1 (complete, count, match, name, define, observe, recite, describe, list, identify, recall) | *What is the distance between wall studs? What is a 2 x 4? | *List the ingredients for biscuits? Which culture invented tacos? | *In the book The Giver, what did Jonas’ mom do for a living? How does the poem “The Road Not Taken” begin? | *Which amendment in the Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms? | *Evaluate this expression: 3x^2 if x=4 *How can we express the equation 2x (4-5y) = 3y=26? | *What is a gene? What is a chromosome? What is the symbol for iron? | *Conjugate the Spanish verb “ser” in the present tense. |
| Level 2 (analyze, categorize, explain, classify, compare, contrast, infer, organize, sequence) | *You must complete a kitchen floor. What materials might make it easy to care for and beautiful? Give reasons for your response. Discuss the steps for putting on a new roof. | *Exam the list of ingredients. What dishes might you create with them? Discuss at least three functions of salt. | *Using examples from the book, elaborate on the theme of balancing, freedom and security. What type of man/woman issues, which still exist today, are exposed in the play? | *What do capitalism and socialism have in common? Compare & contrast the Democratic and Republican Platforms. | *When, if ever, can x^2=2x? | *Compare and contrast genes and chromosomes. Discuss at least three functions of the skin. | *Discuss the similarities and differences of the preterite and past tenses in the Spanish language |
| Level 3 (imagine, plan, evaluate, judge, predict, extrapolate, generalize) | *Plan and design a home that is green. Imagine that you have been commissioned to build a tunnel between the Oakland and San Francisco Airports. | *The recipe given makes a meal for 4 people. You must serve 64. Plan a wedding reception for 400 people. It will be on New Year’s Eve. | *f love and emotions were absent from our society, what would life be like? Who is the Iago in your life? Discuss the fences in your life. Invent a language for something nonhuman Is revenge always sweet? | *What is the impact of race in the current election? Applying the principles espoused in the Fifth Amendment, how would you decide the case of the State of Las Vegas vs O. J. Simpson? | *Prove whether or not the operation ^ is commutative, given that a^b=a^2-b | *Using the description of the parents, use what you know about genes and chromosomes to predict traits in their child | “Invent” a new Spanish regular “ar” ending verb. Use it is 6 sentences, using different tenses and persons. |
