This document provides a matrix for students to choose activities to complete based on Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder". The matrix is organized by the 8 multiple intelligences: word, logic/math, space/vision, body, music, naturalist, people, and self. Students must complete at least one activity in each row and column, with some highlighted activities being compulsory. The activities range from recalling facts to higher-order thinking like analyzing themes and evaluating the story. Completing the various activities will earn students points towards an overall goal of 300 points.

1. Blooms/Gardner's Matrix: A Sound of Thunder
Your goal is to gain 300 Points. Complete at least one activity in each row and one activity in each column. The highlighted activities are
compulsory for everyone.
The 8
Remember
Intelligences 5 points
Word
Logic and
maths
Understand
10 points
Apply
15 points
Use Word
Use Quickvoice to
Collage to
retell or summarise the
create a word list story in your own
of at 7 language words.
features used
AND
AND
List positive & negative
Record examples features of a
of each feature character in the story.
from the story.
OR
Use
Quizyourfriends.com
Make up a facts quiz
about Bradbury.
Use the PoetryMagnets
app to write a poem
about a character in
the story.
List 10 key dates
in Bradbury’s life.
Show the key dates of
Bradbury’s life on a
timeline.
Analyse
20 points
Identify 3 significant
events in the story.
Explain why they are
significant.
AND
OR
Research and record
Write a newspaper
notes on the main
article about an event theme in the story.
in the story.
Include modern day
examples.
OR
Use the PowerPoint to
Research and record 10 help you.
facts about the time
period in which the story
was written.
Make a travel
plan/budget to travel
to a setting/destination
in the story.
Evaluate
25 points
Create
30 points
Write a review of the
story that evaluates its
effectiveness.
AND
Suggest any changes.
AND
What would be a better
ending? Why?
Plan & write an essay to
address this question:
Identify an important
theme and explain why
it was important.
At least 300 words.
Plan and make an app
or website about the
story.

2. The 8
Remember
Intelligences 5 points
Space and
vision
Understand
10 points
Us the Paper app Make up a visual quiz
to draw a picture about 2-3 characters.
of 3 of the
characters from
the story.
Apply
15 points
Analyse
20 points
Make poster/brochure
to advertise a setting in
the story as a travel
destination.
Use the Simplemind+
app to make a mind
map of the
characteristics of a
main character.
Evaluate
25 points
Create
30 points
Create a slide show to
present the information
in your project to the
class.
OR
Use Animation Creator
HD Express to create a
cartoon to represent a
scene in the story.
Body
OR
Make a documentary
film to present your
campaign and post on
YouTube.
Play charades with class
to identify characters
from the play.
Plan & make puppets to
act a scene in the story.
Film and edit this.

3. The 8
Remember
Intelligences 5 points
Music
Naturalist
Understand
10 points
Apply
15 points
Analyse
20 points
Evaluate
25 points
Create
30 points
Put learned facts about
a character from the
play into simple known
song. i.e. rewrite the
lyrics.
Describe the life
cycle of a
butterfly.
Select the best music for Use Garageband to
a soundtrack for the
write and record a rap
story. Explain why you
about a character from
have selected each
the story.
song.
The music should help
portray the tone/mood
of the story.
Research and describe Research and analyse
the environment that
the reasons that
dinosaurs lived in.
dinosaurs became
extinct.
Evaluate the various
dinosaur extinction
theories. Which one do
you agree with? Explain
why.
http://library.thinkquest.
org/C005824/extinction.
html

4. The 8
Remember
Intelligences 5 points
Understand
10 points
People
List 5 positive & 5
Write an interview with a Analyse (propose
negative features of a character from the
reasons) why the
character.
story. Include at least 7 antagonist behaves
questions and the
badly.
answers that you would AND
expect from this
Explain why people in
character.
real life might behave
in a similar way.
Write a
paragraph to
describe your
favourite
character.
OR
Apply
15 points
Analyse
20 points
Evaluate
25 points
Create
30 points
Plan a campaign to
raise public awareness
of an issue in the story.
Use Mematic to
create a meme
to represent a
character.
Self
Write a
blog/journal
entry to list any
experiences you
have had that
are similar to a
character. Use
the MyJournal
app or a
blogging app.
Write a blog/journal
entry to explain your
views/feelings/reactio
ns to a memorable
character. Use the
MyJournal app or a
blogging app.
Choose the tasks that
you will complete from
this matrix and make a
personal timeline of
dates when each one
will be completed by.
AND
Self reflect in your
journal or blog about
the work you have done
each period by
answering the reflection
questions on the
powerpoint.
Complete the quiz:
Plan ways to achieve
http://www.edutopia.or your goals.
g/multiple-intelligenceslearning-styles-quiz
AND
Describe and explain
how you learn best.
Write at least 250 words.