To ensure lesson objectives align with state standards, you should:

• A. Use standard verb taxonomy to craft objectives, align activities and assessments to those verbs, and verify coverage of required concepts.
• B. Write objectives without verbs and hope for alignment.
• C. Align only activities, not assessments.
• D. Ignore standards and rely on student interests.

Answer: (A)

Aligning instruction with state standards requires clear, measurable objectives built from standard verb taxonomy. By choosing verbs that reflect the expected student action and level of thinking, you create objectives that are observable and verifiable. When those same verbs guide the learning activities and the assessments, everything stays connected: students practice the exact skills the standards call for, and the assessments reliably demonstrate whether those skills have been achieved. Checking that all required concepts from the standards are covered ensures no part of the standard is left out. Writing objectives without verbs makes goals vague and unmeasurable, focusing only on activities without showing what students should actually do or how it will be assessed, while ignoring standards or relying on student interests doesn’t guarantee that essential content or performance expectations are met.