LOTS and HOTS

Background Information
Lower-Order Thinking Skills
(LOTS)
Lower-order thinking skills are used to
understand the basic story line or literal
meaning of a story, play, or poem.

This includes:
• Wh questions.
• teaching relevant lexical items.
• relating to grammatical structures
when relevant.
Key Words for LOTS
Questions
– Who?
– What?
– Where?
– When?
– Do you know…?
– Can you identify…?
– Name….
– List……
After the LOTS…….
 Higher-order Thinking
Skills (HOTS)
Higher-order thinking skills are used to:
• interpret a text on a more abstract level.
• manipulate information and ideas in
ways that transform their meaning and
implications.
 HOTS for Analyzing
Literary Texts
• Predicting • Explaining cause and
• Applying effect
• Inferring • Distinguishing different
• Sequencing perspectives
• Problem solving
• Identifying parts and
whole • Uncovering motives
• Classifying • Generating possibilities
• Comparing and • Synthesizing
contrasting • Making connections
• Explaining patterns • Evaluating
You can get more information about
LOTS and HOTS by watching the
Introduction to the Literature webcast by
Dr. Judy Steiner