The Bet By Anton Chekhov Sample Stages of Language Proficiency Bloom’s Taxonomy Preproduction: Early Production: Speech Emergence Concepts No English Is Spoken One- or Two-Word Phrases or Short Answers Sentences Knowledge Show me the time of What was the bet that Describe the type of year the old banker is was made at the guests at the party. pacing as the story party? begins. Show me why the What caused the What happened after Comprehension banker is banker and the lawyer the first year of the remembering the to make the bet at the lawyer’s conversation from party? imprisonment? fifteen years earlier. Application Show me where the What caused the How has the banker’s party goers were metamorphosis of the affected his arguing over the topic lawyer during his current life situation? of capital punishment. imprisonment? Analysis Show me the stage Why did the lawyer Compare the when the lawyer change his view of the difference between the begins to change his world? lawyer’s second year of view about life. imprisonments to his tenth year of imprisonment. Synthesis Point out the reasons Tell me why the How might the story why the lawyer lawyer gave up the change if the lawyer decides that opportunity to gain his decided to leave after knowledge is more fortune? the tenth year? important that money. Evaluation Show me why the Why does the banker What do you the banker is ashamed of lock the letter from banker was thinking as his behavior after the lawyer in the safe he finished reading the reading the lawyers at the end of the lawyers letter, and letter. where do you think the lawyer went when he left the banker’s estate?
The Bet By Anton Chekhov Sample Stages of Language Proficiency Bloom’s Taxonomy Concepts Preproduction: No English Is Spoken Early Production: One- or Two-Word Answers Speech Emergence Phrases or Short Sentences Knowledge Show me the time of year the old banker is pacing as the story begins. What was the bet that was made at the party? Describe the type of guests at the party. Comprehension Show me why the banker is remembering the conversation from fifteen years earlier. What caused the banker and the lawyer to make the bet at the party? What happened after the first year of the lawyer’s imprisonment? Application Show me where the party goers were arguing over the topic of capital punishment. What caused the metamorphosis of the lawyer during his imprisonment? How has the banker’s affected his current life situation? Analysis Show me the stage when the lawyer begins to change his view about life. Why did the lawyer change his view of the world? Compare the difference between the lawyer’s second year of imprisonments to his tenth year of imprisonment. Synthesis Point out the reasons why the lawyer decides that knowledge is more important that money. Tell me why the lawyer gave up the opportunity to gain his fortune? How might the story change if the lawyer decided to leave after the tenth year? Evaluation Show me why the banker is ashamed of his behavior after reading the lawyers letter. Why does the banker lock the letter from the lawyer in the safe at the end of the What do you the banker was thinking as he finished reading the lawyers letter, and where do you think the lawyer went when he left the banker’s estate?
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