Bloom Taxonomy Made Simple – compiled by Shaiful Amri Mansur

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Bloom Taxonomy Made Simple – compiled by Shaiful Amri Mansur Read this sample story and follow the sample questions following it. The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks.  She went for a walk in the forest.  Pretty soon, she came upon a house.  She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in. At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry.  She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.  "This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed. So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl. "This porridge is too cold," she said So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge. "Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up. After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired.  So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs.  Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.    "This chair is too big!" she exclaimed. So she sat in the second chair. "This chair is too big, too!"  she whined. So she tried the last and smallest chair. "Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed.  But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces! Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom.  She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right.  Goldilocks fell asleep. As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.  "Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear. "Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear. "Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear. They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed," "Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear "Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear. Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears.  She screamed, "Help!"  And she jumped up and ran out of the room.  Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest.  And she never returned to the home of the three bears. THE END SAMPLE QUESTIONS BASED ON BLOOM TAXONOMY: Bloom's taxonomy helps you to ask questions that make learners think. Always remember that higher level thinking occurs with higher level questioning. 1. Knowledge                                                                                                                    Low Level Who was the biggest bear? What food was too hot? 2. Comprehension Why didn't the bears eat the porridge? Why did the bears leave their house? 3. Application List the sequence of events in the story. Draw 3 pictures showing the beginning, middle and ending of the story. 4. Analysis Why do you think Goldilocks went for a sleep? How would you feel if you were Baby Bear? What kind of person do you think Goldilocks is and why? 5. Synthesis How could you re-write this story with a city setting? Write a set of rules to prevent what happened in the story. 6. Evaluation                                                                                                                      High Level Write a review for the story and specify the type of audience that would enjoy this book. Why has this story been told over and over again throughout the years? Act out a ‘mock court’ case as though the bears are taking Goldilocks to court.