• When planning a lesson and considering content objectives (refer to Lesson Plan For An English Language Class I), review the following question prompts to explore the Six Facets Of Understanding .

Explanation

• Who xxxxx? What xxxxx? When xxxxx? How xxxxx? Why xxxxx?
• What is the key concept/idea in xxxxx?
• What are examples of xxxxx?
• What are the characteristics/parts of xxxxx? Why is this so?
• How might we prove/confirm/justify xxxxx?
• How is xxxxx connected to xxxxx?
• What might happen if xxxxx?
• What are common misconceptions about xxxxx?

Interpretation

• What is the meaning of xxxxx?
• What does xxxxx revfeal about xxxxx?
• How is xxxxx like xxxxx (analogy/metaphor)?
• How does xxxxx relate to me/us?
• So what? Why does it matter?

Application

• How and when can we use this (knowledge/process) xxxxx?
• How is xxxxx applied in the larger world?
• How could we use xxxxx to overcome xxxxx (obstacle, constraint, challenge)?