instructional connections

thinking questions

Analyze Analyze answer choices; which can you justify is most supported?   Generalize How can you justify your generalizations about _______?
Apply How can you apply what you know and justify your response?   Infer What can you infer about ____, and what evidence supports this inference?
Cause & Effect How could you justify a cause/effect relationship with this concept?   Justify How would you justify multiple correct responses?
Compare, Classify How can you justify similarities and differences between ____ and ____?   Make Connections How can you justify the connections between words, visuals, and questions?
Create/Represent What details can you justify should be included in a visual representation?   Predict What evidence supports a potential learning mistake one might make?
Draw Conclusions How will you justify the conclusions you have drawn about this content?   Sequence & Order Sequence words or visuals in some way; what’s the justification of your order?
Evaluate Evaluate responses; which can you justify is most supported?   Summarize How would you summarize _______ with support and evidence?

 

Encourage students to use lead4ward’s Thinking Stems to frame responses to these Think It Up Questions!

staar 2.0

Drag and Drop Math RLA Sci SS
Student selects and drags test or an object to a different location
Hot Spot Math RLA Sci SS
Student selects one or more areas of a graphic image
Inline Choice Math RLA Sci SS
Student chooses from a dropdown list of options
Match Table Grid Math RLA Sci SS
Student matches information presented in a table to the correct response
Multipart Math RLA Sci SS
Student provides a response and a justification for the response
Multiselect Math RLA Sci SS
Student selects more than one correct response

instructional strategies