Social Studies Middle School Guide

Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking Stating reasons and providing relevant supporting evidence are key markers of DOK 4 tasks. The expectation established for tasks at his level require an in-depth integration of conceptual knowledge and multiple skills to reach a solution or produce a final product. DOK 4 tasks focus on in-depth understanding of multiple texts, multiple data sets, multiple investigations, or multiple key sources. Teacher Roles Student Role

Questions extend thinking and broaden perspectives; facilitates teaming, collaboration and self-evaluation of students. Possible Tasks and Products: • Presentation—using diverse media formats • Research report synthesizing multiple sources • Essay (informational, narrative or opinion) using multiple sources • Multiple data sources synthesized to develop original graphs • Assessment based on application of the content knowledge

Designs, takes risks, researches synthesizing multiple sources, collaborates, plans, organizes, modifies, creates concrete tangible products. • Applying information from more than one discipline to solve non-routine problems in novel or real-world situations. • Tasks that require making multiple strategic and procedural decisions as new information is processed • Tasks that require multiple roles and collaboration with others. (peer revision, editing of a script) • Tasks that draw evidence from multiple sources to support solutions/conclusions What changes would you make to solve or address this major issue/problem ________? Can you propose an alternate solution? Do you agree with the actions, outcomes, or decisions? How would you prove or disprove? Can you assess the value or importance of?

Potential Questions—all require multiple sources for evidence What evidence would you cite to defend the actions of____? How would you evaluate this author over time? Can you predict the potential benefits and drawbacks of this given situation? What information would you use to support a differing perspective?

Hess, 2013. Adapted from A Guide for Using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge with Common Core State Standards