bloom taxonomy

Activities using Blooms Taxonomy

1. Knowledge- select one character from the novel “The Outsiders” who has the qualities of a heroine/hero. List the qualities and tell why you think they are heroic.
Dally. He is heroic because he help his friends when they are in danger, for instance when there is a burning house and pony boy was trapped in the house, Dally ran to save his life without thinking twice.
2. Application- THINK of a situation that occurred to a character in the story “The Outsiders” and write about how you would have handled the situation differently.
After Dally robbed a grocery store and the police chased him, I think he must not engage to prevent the police shooting him until he is dead.
3. Analysis- IDENTIFY general characteristics (stated and/or implied) of one of the main characters and complete the table below.


Characters Name
Dally

Physical characteristics
tall, tough, greasers


Personality
kind to his friends, willing to die for close friends, faithful, kind-hearted




Major challenges/problems
Problems with Soc., police (because of robbing/stealing money)



5. Synthesis- WRITE three new titles for the story that would give a good idea what it is about.
Friendship never dies, two different social groups or greasers and socs
OR

CREATE an original character and tell how the character would fit in the story.

6. Evaluation- DECIDE which character in the selection you would most like to spend a day with and describe why.
Pony boy. He is a positive talker and not rough like the other greasers, even tough they were all good friends and has something positive.
OR

JUDGE whether or not a character should have acted in a particular way and
why.