Costa's level's of question & Bloom's taxonomy:

Why do we use Costa's levels of questions and Bloom's taxonomy?  
Costa's levels of questioning and Bloom's questions help us think critically and pose higher level questions.  We need the lower level questions to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and to learn the foundational elements necessary to later analyze the material.  As you pose higher level questions, you move away from basic comprehension questions and begin think more critically about a subject and build connections. The question stems below will help you write your Socratic Seminar questions: