Because of You
Higher Level Thinking Questions
1. How can you help make the world a kinder place?
2. Why should we be kind to others?
3. How did your family’s world change when you were born?
4. How did your family show you they loved and cared for you?
5. Who have you loved and cared for?
6. When have you taught someone? What did you teach them? Why?
7. What things do you need help with?
8. How do you help others?
9. How would the world be different if you weren’t born?
10. How can you help with Peace in the world?
11. How would your world change if you got a new family member? How has it changed when you did?
12. If we don’t have peace, how would the world be?
Boxes For Katje
Knowing:
1-What is a bulb? (According in context to the story?)
2-What did Katje’s town give Rosie?
Organizing:
3-What do Katje and Rosie have in common?
4-What is the purpose of the Rosie sending Katje the boxes?
Applying:
5-How would you use this information to start a program yourself?
6-Give some instances which the girls showed kindness.
Analyzing:
7-What Motive did Katje have for sending Rosie a box? (Why did she send Rosie a box?)
8-What inferences can you make about Holland?
Generating:
9-Hypothesize what would happen if Katje and Rosie had never met.
10How would you rewrite the selection from Rosie’s Point of View?
Integrating:
11-Conclude what the result would be if Katje didn’t share her boxes with the town?
12-Extend the ending of this story.
13-What might happen if Katje and Rosie met in person?
Evaluating:
14-What is the most important gift Rosie gave to Katje? Why do you feel this is the most important gift?
15-Make a Pros/Cons list of sharing your boxes with the town if you were Katje.
Corduroy
Organizing:
1-Which picture shows Lisa and Corduroy’s disappointment? Explain.
2-Why is this story called Corduroy?
3-What traits best describe the hero in the story?
4-Why did Lisa want Corduroy so bad?
Applying:
5-What is Corduroy? (Not the character in the story)
6-Give some instances where Corduroy shows his curiosity.
7-When have you been curious about something that led you to explore?
Analyzing:
8-What part of this story could be real?
9-What part of this story could be make believe?
10-What ideas justify a friendship in this story.
Generating:
11-Hypothesize what happened to Corduroy’s button.
12-What would have happened if Corduroy had both buttons?
Integrating:
13-Conclude what the result would be if Lisa never bought Corduroy?
14-What would be the result be if the watchman returned Corduroy to the wrong department?
15-Elaborate on the reason why Corduroy went looking for his button.
Evaluating:
16-Judge what would be the best way to convince your mom to buy Corduroy.
17-What would you do if your bear started talking to you?
18-Should Lisa be permitted to go shopping by herself as well as walk streets alone? Why?
For the Love of Earth
Organizing:
1-In your own words, tell why it is important to keep the earth clean?
2-Describe how we can keep our community clean.
Applying:
3-How would you use this information to start a program yourself in your community?
4-What would result if we did not keep our community clean?
Analyzing:
5-Why do people care if our community is clean or not?
6-Should it be illegal for people to litter? Should people have to pay fines for littering?
Generating:
7-How would you rewrite the selection from the earth’s point of view?
8-What changes would you make to keep your community safe?
Integrating:
9-Elaborate on the reasons why we should not determine who will follow or lead others.
10-What would be the result if no one cared about our earth?
Evaluating:
11-What is your opinion of everyone being able to live in peace?
12-Was it right or wrong for the children to clean their community? Explain.
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Organizing:
1-Explain why the rich man paid a higher price for the shoes.
2-Which picture shows the shoemaker and his wife being curious about who is making the shoes?
Applying:
3-What would result if the wife decided not to be kind to the elves?
4-Compare and contrast the elves to the shoemaker/wife.
Analyzing:
5-What part of this story could be real?
6-What part of this story is make believe?
Generating:
7-Predict what would happen if the elves never came along?
8-How would you rewrite this selection from the elves’ point of view?
Integrating:
9-Sum up the selection in your own words.
10-How would you rewrite the ending of the story?
Evaluating:
11-What would you do if two elves helped you with your homework every night?
12-What is your opinion of the elves?
The Lion and the Mouse
Knowing:
1-Why did Mouse get Lion out of the net?
2-Identify the moral in the story.
Organizing:
3-What traits best describe Mouse?
4-In your own words, tell the moral of the story.
5-Is kindness greater than strength? (PRE-READ QUESTION)
Applying:
6-Furious and Raged. To you, which of these words show more emotion?
7-What would result if Lion had of eaten Mouse instead of letting him go?
8-What would result if Lion always let his prey go in hopes that they could help him in the future?
Analyzing:
9-What part of this story could be real? What part is make believe?
10-What would be a good title for this story?
Generating:
11-If you had been Mouse/Lion what would you have done differently?
12-How would you rewrite this selection from the hunter’s point of view?
13-What changes would you make to the ending of this story?
Integrating:
14-How many more ways can you think of that Mouse could help Lion?
15-What would be the result if Mouse didn’t help Lion?
Evaluating:
16-What is your opinion of the moral of this story? Do you agree?
17-Next time, do you think Lion will let his prey go?