THE

SNOWBALL
EFFECT -
HEXAGONAL
THINKING
W H AT A R E
WE UP TO
T O D AY ?

• How is the snowball a

metaphor? Discussion
• Hexagonal Thinking
Activity
• Whole Class
Discussion
QUESTION:
HOW COULD THE
SNOWBALL BE A
METAPHOR?
OUR BIG GUIDING QUESTION

Explain how the snowball throwing incident can be used as a metaphor to

explain how one seemingly small event builds up to become significant
through its effects on others.
HEXAGONAL THINKING
 Y O U R TA S K

• Start with a Hexagon at the center of the chart with “snowball” and work your way outward with connections to
Fifth Business and you can gradually make connections to other texts too if you would like.
• Write whatever comes to mind and make sure that you can back your connections up with textual evidence to
explain how you got that connection or that idea from your jumping off point.
• Make sure that you are using the course concepts at the back of the room to make connections outside of Fifth
Business.
G O T O E D S B Y A N D Y O U
F I N D A N E D I T A B L E
H E X A G O N A L T H I N K I N G
C H A R T
* T H E R E I S A S M A L L E R
P R I N T E D V E R S I O N F O R
T O O *
W I L L
• Google Slides Version -
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RWAbdZjb20LVqar4dwU4fv4j08
bLLb5w-CZfuElrVJk/edit?usp=sharing
Y O U
E X I T T I C K E T:
MAKE SOME REFLECTIONS

• Pick 4 of your connections and explain them. Make

reflections on your choices and write down your thoughts.
W H AT
ABOUT THE
STONE?

• Dunstan kept the stone

that was in the snowball
Percy threw when they
were boys. Why did
Dunstan keep the stone?

• Where does the stone

come up again in the
text?
EDUTOPIA VIDEO EXPLAINING
HEXAGONAL THINKING
• https://www.edutopia.org/video/using-hexagons-build-critical-thinking-skills/