Focus Question

Focus Area The Iranian Revolution

Who? What? When? Where? Describe,

Explain, Outline, List, Name, Identify,
Explain,

Break down your topic by listing all your SIMPLE questions here.
Come up with as many questions as you can.
This will also help you plan your research.

Explain the cause of the Iranian Revoltuon?

Who was the most significant contributor to the cause of the Iranian
Revolution?

What was the hostage crisis in the US Embassy of Tehran about?

Were there any international influences on the Iranian revolution?

Was Shah Pahlavi an incompetent leader?

Identify whether the Iranian revolution was a revolution based on

religion?

Investigate, Analyse, Evaluate, Assess, Discuss,

Judge, Defend, Clarify, Distinguish, Predict,
Interpret, Hypothesise, Recommend, Justify,
Construct, Design,

Now you are ready to write ONE COMPLEX question

Use Blooms taxonomy to develop a higher order
question.
To what extent was religion a significant factor in causing the revolution?
Assess Imam Khomeinis contribution to the cause of the revolution
Evaluate the factors that contributed to the cause of the Iranian Revolution
To what extent was Khomeini responsible for revolution?

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Blooms Revised Taxonomy

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Note that in Blooms revised taxonomy, the terms have been altered
and reorganised. The original terms are still regularly used, as in the
table below. The synthesis terms are generally applicable to
creating.Blooms Taxonomy and the Glossary of terms
Level of Thinking
Knowledge
The remembering of factual
information.

Comprehension
The ability to show an understanding
of information.

Application
The ability to use previously learned
material in new situations.

Analysis
The ability to explore understandings
and relationships between
component parts of information.

Synthesis
The ability to put ideas together to
form
a new product

Evaluation
The ability to judge the value of
material or ideas for a set purpose.

Glossary Terms
access, recognise, describe,
extract, follow, gather, identify,
record, select, specify

account, clarify, compare,

discuss,
explain, distinguish, predict,
qualitatively account for, trace
apply, classify, demonstrate,
examine, implement, present,
actively participate in a practical
investigation, use
analyse , associate, investigate,
qualitatively analyse, research,
structure

collate, construct, design,

modify, plan, propose,
summarise

assess, discuss, draw

(conclusions), evaluate, justify,
negotiate, produce some,
recommend, respect

NSW Department of Education and Training, 2006