Blooms Activities for LA

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*Activities- Things to Do!

Brace Map- Make a Brace Map to list the characters of the story.

Share with a friend.

Character Cards- Make a set of character cards. Take a note card, and put then name

of the character from the story on one side of the card. On the other side of the card

write a sentence about the character. Share with a friend.

Circle Map- Make a Circle Map listing facts that you have learned in the story.

Share with a friend.

Spelling Bank- Make a list of words you do not know. Look them up in the dictionary and

write the pronunciation. Share with a friend.

Differentiating Reading Lesson

Using Blooms Taxonomy

Achievement Actions/

Discussion Topics, Activities and Questions

Knowledge Level:

Recalling specific information and/or facts in the story.

KEY WORDS

define, tell, label, list, name, describe, who, when, where,

identify, show, collect, examine, quote

Others: find, match, memorize, recite, record, relate,

repeat, tell, state, recall, recognize, remember

1. Identify the characters in the story by making a list of thecharacters.

2. When and where does the story take place?3. Tell what the story is about.4. Locate facts in the story and make a list of the main facts.5. Find the two most interesting sentences in the story.6. Make a list of the word in the story you do not know.


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Sentence Scramble-Take the sentences from the story and put them in order

from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Read and discuss the

sentences as a group.

Bubble Map- Make a bubble map to describe a character in the story.Draw a picture of the character and share with a friend.

Flow Map- Make a flow map and show the main ideas of the story. Use the words:

First, Next, Then, Last in your flow map. Share with a friend.





Comprehension Level:

Understanding information and/or facts in the story, grasp meaning, infer

causes, predict consequences.KEY WORDS

describe, extend, infer, predict, summarize, interpret, contrast,

discuss, associate, estimate, distinguish, differentiate

Others: convert, locate, paraphrase, outline, restate, retell in your

own words, report, extend, conclude, generalize, reorder, rephrase,

use, translate, explain

1. Describe the characters in the story.2. Describe how you think the main character feels in the

beginning of the story.3. Describe the main characters feelings at the end of the

story.

4. Explain the main idea of the story by retelling it in your ownwords.

5. Summarize the main facts in the story and discuss how theyrelate to the main idea of the story.

6. Locate sentences or phrases in the story you do notunderstand and infer their meanings.


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Art Show- Draw a picture of the main idea of the story. You can use characters from

the story, facts from the story or other information from the story. Be creative, but

remember to keep the main idea as the focus of your art piece. Share your art with a

friend and let them guess the main idea of the story.

My Story- Write a short story about what the story you read reminds you of?

Read your story to a friend.

New Ending- Write a short ending to the story. What do you think will happen next in

the story? Read your new ending to a friend.





Application Level:

Converting abstract information and/or facts in the story to concrete

situations in life. Use concepts in new situations and solve problems.

KEY WORDS

apply, experiment, relate, solve, modify, change, classify,

demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, examine, discover

Others: compute, construct, determine, dramatize, illustrate,

implement, manipulate, operate, choose, predict, support, transfer,

use

1. Give an example of someone you know who is like one of thecharacters in the story.

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If you could have a conversation with one of the charactersin the story which character would you choose and what

would you talk about?

3. Has anything in your life happened that is similar to thingsthat happened in the story?

4. What events in the story could not happen in real life?5. Construct an illustration that shows the main characters in

the story in a real life situation.

6. Find words or phrases in the story you do not currently useand write a short story using these words or phrases.


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Story Elements - Make a tree map of the story elements; setting, characters, problems,

solutions, and genre.

Character Changes - Draw a picture or write a sentence to show how the characterchanged from the beginning to the end of the story.

Book Comparison - Make a double bubble map to compare and contrast this story with

another story that you have read.





Analysis Level:

Breaking the story into parts to better understand and clarify

information and/or facts in the story.

KEY WORDS

analyze, connect, relate, compare, classify, infer, separate,

order, explain, arrange, select, infer

Others: appraise, categorize, deduce, determine (the factors),

diagnose, diagram, differentiate, dissect, examine, experiment,

question, investigate, break-down. clarify, discriminate, relate,

contrast, distinguish

1. Explain what part of the story was the most exciting toread and why.

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Explain what part of the story was the funniest or thesaddest and why.

3. Compare and/or contrast the facts in this story to facts inanother story you have read.

4. Examine and analyze the main character(s) feelings at thebeginning, middle, and end of the story.

5. Classify and/or categorize these feelings as the same ordifferent.

6. Write a critique of the story, and highlight the main factsor main idea of the story.


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Alternative Endings-Write a new ending to the story. How will this ending change

the story?

Super Character-Select one of the characters in the story and give this character asuper power. What power would you give this character and how would this characters

super power change the story? Share you super character with your classmates.

New Author-Take the characters in the story and write a NEW short story. Use the

same characters but in a newly created story. You can place the characters in a new

adventure, at a later or earlier time period, or in any type of new situation. Be creative

as you generate, design, and formulate a new short story.





Synthesis Level:

Putting parts form the story together to create a better

understanding of the information or facts in the story or to createa new story.

KEY WORDS

combine, compose, generalize, create, design, plan, iintegrate,

modify, rearrange, substitute, invent, what if?, formulate,

rewrite

Others: construct, develop, generate, originate, predict,

pretend, reconstruct, reorganize, revise, visualize, produce,

communicate, compose, discover, perform, hypothesize, propose

1. What changes would you make to the story?2. Predict how your changes would transform or change the

story.3. Generate a new title for the story. Explain your new title.4. Create a new ending for the story. Share this new ending

with your classmates.

5. Combine two characters in the story in order to invent anew character, and write a short story with this new

character as the main character in your story.

6. Rearrange or change one main fact in the story. Does thischange the entire story? How?


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Judgment Call-Make a bridge map telling which character is good/bad, happy/sad,

big/little, and mean/nice.

Rating Card-Create a rating card for this story. On the card write a short retell of the

story, and place the rating on the card. You can give the story a rating based on a 1-10scale, 10 being the highest or any type of scale you want to create. On the back, tell why

you gave the story that rating.

Multi-flow Map- Write an event from the story. Tell what the causes were and the

effect of them on the story.





Evaluation Level:

Judging the value of information and/or facts in the story for

purpose, personal reflection, and greater understanding.

KEY WORDS

assess, judge, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend,

convince, select, explain, discriminate, support, conclude,

compare, summarize

Others: choose, defend, estimate, give your opinion, justify,

predict, prioritize, value, appraise. critique, evaluate. locate

errors compare to highest standard

1. Was the main character(s) in the story good or bad?2. What is your opinion of the story? Did you enjoy reading

this story?3. Do you agree with all of the facts in the story?4. Can you compare this story with other stories you have read

in the past?

5. Would you read other stories like this story?6. Rate the story on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest.

Defend your rating of the story.

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