The Pearl: Using Higher Order Thinking Skills

Following the successful Thinking Shakespeare series, author Jeff Lilly brings the Bloom's Taxonomy approach to great works of literature. Designed to make literature accessible, this photocopiable series uses Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives as a basis for a range of progressively more demanding exercises supplemental to the study of the selected texts. Students begin by remembering details and end by developing and expressing their own ideas. Never far away is the intention to foster a sense of enjoyment in the work being studied. See more