BLOOM’S TAXONOMY BOOK REPORT
You will read a book of your choice (Nonfiction) and complete an activity from each
level of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis,
Synthesis and Evaluation). Please turn in all 6 activities on Wednesday, December 14,
2016 at 7:30 a.m. All written/drawn/printed work must be affixed to a trifold board for
easy presenting. Any spoken or acting parts must be well-rehearsed and the student must
be able to present it multiple times. They will present these to all 3rd and 4th grade
students on the 16th. Enjoy and be creative! This counts as an assessment and homework
grade for Reading and Language Arts Quarter 2.
Must Haves on your Trifold:
1. Title of Book
2. Cover of Book (or actual copy of the book to stand with the trifold)
3. Author of the book
4. Presenter’s Name
5. A souvenir or treat for each visitor to your presentation (At least 20-30)
6. You must indicate the Title of each part of your book report.
Knowledge (Pick one activity):
1. Make an A to Z list from your book.
2. Construct a timeline relating to your book.
3. Make a visual chart of things from your book. Write 5 words to
describe each of them.
4. Make a list of new words (pronunciations and definitions) you’ve
learned from the book.
5. Draw and write about your favorite part of the book.
Comprehension (Pick one activity):
1. Retell an interesting part of the book in your own words.
2. Recount an experience you have had that relates to the book.
3. Make a word search from the text.
4. Write a set of true/false questions (10) about the book.
5. Design a puzzle or maze that represents the main setting/topic of the
text.
6. Design and decorate a bookmark featuring the title, author and
summary of your book. Pictures must relate to the book.
7. Make a picture book/mural/poster/collage about your book.
8. Choose a passage from the book to read aloud and make sound effects
with different objects to link with the text.
Application (Pick one activity):
1. Did this book give you any new ideas about yourself? How?
2. What lesson did you learn from the story?
3. Draw a plan/map to scale relating to your book.
4. Write a radio advertisement for your book telling people why they
should buy it. Refer to title and author.
5. What was good and not so good about your book?
Analyze:
1. Compare and contrast: storylines, characters, etc. using a Venn
Diagram.
2. Design a new cover for your book. Make it visually appealing so it will
attract readers. Refer to other book covers to see what to include.
3. If you met the author or a character from your book, what 5 questions
would you most like to ask them?
4. Pick one of the main characters. Think of a shape that fits that
person’s traits. Draw the shape. Then describe the character inside
the shape.
5. Write a different ending to the book. Tell why you changed it.
6. Tell five ways a character in your book is like you.
Synthesis (Pick one activity):
1. Write a short story using the characters from your book.
2. Rewrite a scene from your book from another character’s perspective.
3. Write a poem about your book.
4. Make an eight section comic strip with captions showing the main
events of the book.
5. Design costumes for the characters in your book.
6. Choose an interesting character from your book. Think of his/her likes
and dislikes. Then think of a gift you would like to give him/her. Design
a greeting card to go along with the gift in which you explain why you
gave the gift.
7. Design a rap, dance or mime which displays your understanding of the
book.
Evaluation (Pick one activity):
1. Give your book a ranking or rating. Explain your choice.
2. If you could only save one character from the book in the event of a
disaster, which one would it be and why?
3. Did you like the way the story ended? Why or why not?
4. Who do you think the author intended to read this book and why?
5. Is the title a good one or poor one? Why?
6. Which character in the book would you choose for a friend? Why?
7. Tell about the most exciting part of the book. Be sure to give 3
reasons why it was the most exciting.
8. Choose a sound to represent each of the characters in the book. List
or record (be sure to have a way for them to be played during your
presentation) them and tell why you chose that particular sound.
The students will have two in class days to work on their
book fair projects. On these days students will need to
bring the book and any items that they need to work on
piece by piece. Their work time will be independent.
Dates:
November 30th & December 1st