Quilts As Communication: Assessment Taxonomy

This website provides a simple explanation of Blooms categories:

http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html

Bloom categories

Learning objective verbs

Activity

Knowledge (recall, list, define, identify, collect, label) Comprehension (summarize, describe interpret, predict, discuss) Application (apply, demonstrate, illustrate, classify, experiment, discover) Analysis (analyze, classify, connect, explain, infer) Synthesis (combine, integrate, plan, create, design, formulate) Evaluation (assess, recommend, convince, compare, conclude, summarize)

Student will identify one quilt symbol used on the Identify, define UGRR and define its meaning for slaves Student will describe how and when a quilt was used to signal direction and safety for a slave

describe

experiment , discovery

Student will experiment with different textiles to discover what works best for making quilt

connect

Student will connect their discovery of textile play with how quilts were made during slave times using scraps and fabric at hand Student will design and create a quilt block using their research from quilt symbol identification, the video and written instructions provided, Will use interactive link http://pathways.thinkport.org/secrets/secret_quilt.cfm To practice before making their own block. Student will assess, and compare each others quilt blocks by using the blocks to create a freedom trail. Success is achieved if symbols are recognized.

design, create

assess, compare