Remembering
Can your student recall, restate and/or relay information?
Consider your role as the teacher.... Think about the student role...
  • Direct
  • Tell
  • Show
  • Examine
  • Question
  • Evaluate
  • Respond
  • Absorb
  • Remember
  • Recognize
  • Memorize
  • Define
  • Describe
  • Retell
  • Passive recipient
Skills to be demonstrated by students include...
  • observation and recall of information
  • knowledge of dates, events, places
  • knowledge of major ideas
  • mastery of subject matter
Key words to consider as you develop objectives and questions...
  • account for
  • annotate
  • associate
  • choose
  • classify
  • compare
  • define
  • describe
  • discuss
  • enumerate
  • estimate
  • exemplify
  • explain
  • give examples of
  • give main idea
  • identify
  • infer
  • interpret
  • label
  • list
  • match
  • name
  • observe
  • omit
  • outline
  • paraphrase
  • recall
  • recognize
  • relate
  • relay
  • reorganize
  • report
  • reproduce
  • research
  • restate
  • retell
  • review
  • select
  • show
  • spell
  • state view
  • summarize
  • tell
  • translate
  • what
  • where
  • when
  • which
  • who
Sample Questions
  • What is...?
  • Where is...?
  • How did _______ happen?
  • Why did...?
  • How would you show...?
  • Who were the main...?
  • Which one...?
  • How is...?
  • When did _______ happen?
  • How would you explain...?
  • How would you describe...?
  • Can you recall...?
  • Can you select...?
  • Can you list the three...?
  • Who was...?
  • What characters were in the story?
  • Summarize...
  • Can you label...?
  • Can you outline....?
  • What happened after...?
  • How many...?
  • What is...?
  • Who was it that...?
  • Can you name ...?
  • Find the definition of…
  • Describe what happened after…
  • Who spoke to...?
  • Which is true or false...?

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Possible Projects/Assignments
  • Make a list of the main events.
  • Make a timeline of events.
  • Make a facts chart.
  • Write a list of any pieces of information you can remember.
  • List all the .... in the story.
  • Make a chart showing...
  • Recite a poem.
  • Make a story map showing the main events of the story.
  • Make a time line of your typical day.
  • Make a concept map of the topic.
  • Write a list of keywords you know about….
  • Make a chart showing…
  • Recite a poem you have learned.
  • Explanation of a story or play.
  • Show and tell.
  • Worksheet/workbook.
  • Quiz

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