A Guide to Creative Questioning for -Grade Literature

About this curriculum

The foundation for this book is a selection of classic and beloved children’s stories and novels. Each story is listed with a brief synopsis and sets of questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. This enables parents and instructors to engage students in meaningful discussions about the literature, beginning with simple questions and working up through questions that promote higher-order thinking skills. A Guide to Creative Questioning for Elementary-Grade Literature Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Most reading programs follow a standard format: the students read a literary work, and the instructor asks questions about specific characters or plot points in the book to ensure that the students actually read and understood the work. But when the questioning stops there, it does a disservice both to the students and to the literature itself. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework of educational objectives arranged in progression from the lower-order thinking skills of remembering, understanding, and applying knowledge to the higher-order skills of analyzing, evaluating, and creating. T…