What Is Bloom's Taxonomy?

The central focus of this learning segment is for students to be able to form an interpretation of a poem based on information that is presented in the text. Because the central focus is for students to be able to interpret the meaning of a poem, students will need to explore content on a lower level of Bloom’s taxonomy before they are ready to utilize higher level thinking skills.
The first lesson begins with students “defining” characteristics of poetry, such as those associated with poetic structure and figurative language. The main primary learning objective for the first lesson is for students to “describe various characteristics of poetry; including terminology associated with poetic form, figurative language, and other literary devices.” This primary learning objective directly aligns with the eleventh grade English/Language Arts standard “ELAGSE11-12L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.” Students will be required to define terminology related to figurative language and other rhetorical devices to utilize the “Knowledge” and “Understanding” domains of Bloom’s taxonomy, so that they can prepare to use higher …show more content…
The main primary learning objective for this lesson is for students to be able to “compare and contrast themes in 19th century American poetry from two significant literary figures.” This primary learning objective directly aligns with the state and content specific standard “ELAGSE11-12W9A: Apply grades 11–12 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics”)”. The students will be required to research two poets’ biographies and significant works, then compare and contrast how the writers treat historically relevant