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Use verbs otigned to Bloom's Toxonomy to creste discussion guestions and lesson plonsthat ensure your students' thinking Progresses fo higher levels.

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What is Rigor?

. Rigor refers to academic rigor - learning inwhich students demonstrate a thorough, in-depth mastery of challenglng tasks to developcognitive skills through reflective though!analysis, problem sofuing, evaluation, orcreativity.

. Rigorr means framing lessons at the high endof the Knowledge Taxonomy (Blooms).

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Quad D Moments are short teaching strategiesused within a daily lesson to increase studentthinking and application lnto Quadrant D ofthe Rigor and Relevance Framework.

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1.Fill out a job appllcation and prepare a r6sumd.2.Make informed decisions regarding career goalsby accessing information.3.Read, write and comprehend technical manuals.4.Name the planets in the solar system'.5.Be able to make voting decisions.

6. Summarize global impacts of WWll and projectimpacts of lraq war.

7, Contrast exercises by impacts on specific musclegroups.

8. Find the solution to llnear equations andineq ualities.

9. Understand the best procedures for datacollection and display including making estimatesand predictions.

10. Understand nutritjonal requirements and makeappropriate decisions while grocery shopping.

Ways to lncrease Rigor and Relevance

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