What is love? Why is it important? Explore this concept with an interactive activity that brings together Bloom's taxonomy and Willa Cather's My Antonia. After completing the novel, pupils toss a Bloom's cube and then answer the questions that go with each level of Bloom's taxonomy that are written on the sides of the cube.

Concepts

my antonia, willa cather, asking questions, answering questions, literary themes

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a set of cubes and have learners complete this exercise in small groups; meet up for a class discussion after groups are finished

Classroom Considerations

• Since the activity depends on tossing a cube around, there is some chance involved; you might end up asking the same question many times in a row
• This is designed to help prepare pupils for an essay assignment, but the prompt is not included

Pros

• Comes with a student worksheet
• This is an interesting idea that will engage pupils and that can be used for any number of different topics

Cons

• The sample answers have incorrect numbering, but are otherwise fine