2. DOK- Level of Questioning
Level one: Right there questions, questions
that have yes or no answers
Level Two: process information
Level Three: Apply what you have learned
or read to something new

3. Level one: Right there questions,
questions that have yes or no
answers
Key words: define, retell, tell, identify, list, describe,
observe, select, recite
Examples:
Who is the main character?
What is the setting?
Retell the events in the story/article.
Where did __________happen?
What is the answer?
What is the addend(s)?
What is the sum?

4. Level Two: process information
Key Words- compare, contrast, classify, explain (why),
sort, infer, distinguish, analyze
Examples:
- What occurs when…?
- What is the main event or message?
- What information supports your explanation?
- What are the steps to solve….?
- What are the key words in the problem?
- What operation is it asking you to do? How do you
know?

5. Level Three: Apply what you have
learned or read to something new
Key Words- evaluate, predict, if/then, imagine if, justify,
assess, what if…
Examples:
- What do you will happen if….? Why?
- Pretend you are….
- Write new ending
- What would you do if you were the main character?
- If you changed _____ how would it change the problem?
- Why do I need to add?
- Why do I need to subtract?

6. Using Questions Easily
0 Here are some simple ideas that I have used to help
integrate HOT into every lesson as well as stations.
0 Have three whole punched them and keep them on me so that I
can pull them in at any time
0 One thing I have done is I have started to pose questions of the
day based on what we are going to learn
0 Have question bubbles with fill in the blanks to use in guided
groups
0 Have question bubbles two be filled students use during buddy
reading.
0 Working on integrating them into math stations right now
0 Integrate them into the problem of the day for math

9. Take away
0I found a great resource for everyone for
math HOT thinking questions.
0They are by standard strand
0Highlight or underline three that apply
to your current math unit
0A level one
0A level two
0A level three