The Book Club

Bloom’s Taxonomy 

Level	What it means	Book Club Questions
1.        Remember	Recall facts from the book	Who are the main characters?  Where and when does the story take place? What are the most important events?
2.        Understand	Explain ideas in your own words	What is the story mainly about? Why did the main character make that choice? What do you think the author was trying to show?
3. Apply	Connect the book to your own life or another situation	What would you do if you were the main character? Can you think of a situation in real life similar to something in the book? How would the story change if it happened today?
4. Analyze	Look at relationships, patterns, and reasons	How does the main character change throughout the story? What causes the biggest conflict? How do two characters influence each other? What clues does the author give about what might happen?
5. Evaluate	Make a judgment and support it with evidence	Was the character's decision a good one? Why?    Which character was most believable? Give evidence.   Did the ending fit the story? Why or why not?   Which part of the book was most effective?
6. Create	Make something new based on the book	Write a different ending.   Create a diary entry from a character's perspective.   Design a new book cover and explain your choices.   Create a sequel: what happens next?   Rewrite an important scene from another character's point of view.