10+Cubing

Strategy 10: Cubing
As we mentioned in the introduction, writing is often a way of generating new thinking or as a vehicle to explore thinking. If you have a particular topic that you would like students to explore, you can ask them to “cube” it. This will enable students to explore a topic from 6 different angles:

How would you describe this topic/issue/event/person? What characteristics does it have? What does it look like?
 * __Describe It __**

What is it similar to? What is it analogous to?
 * __Compare It __**

What does it remind you of? How does it connect to other topics/issues/events/people?
 * __Associate It __**

How did it happen? Why did it happen? What are the contributing pieces/factors?
 * __Analyze It __**

What can you do with it? How can you use it? What lesson(s) did it teach? What understanding did it generate?
 * __Apply It __**

I support this because… I oppose this because… This is a good because… This is bad because…
 * __Argue For or Against It __**

Handout: Student Example on The Holocaust


 * Homework **: Think about the Content Area you teach and either describe it, compare it, associate it, analyze it, apply it, argue for or against it. (In writing, of course! – in the discussion tab.)