Reflection

Unit: Just So Stories

Objective: Students will read Kipling’s Just So Stories and work to write and revise their own Just So Stories. They will identify a topic under the above capstone which will be a variation of Kipling’s Just So Stories. They will create and write their stories focusing on the use of dialogue. They will read their stories to a group of 1st and 2nd graders who will then draw pictures for the Just So Stories.

ODE Benchmarks Addressed: WRTP A, WRTP C-E, WRTA A

1. How do the Just So Stories relate to our Classification Capstone? Explain in detail.

Because it was discussing about animals, and their matter.

2. What did you like and/or dislike about writing your own Just So Story? Explain in detail?

I like writing the just so stories, because it was interesting just writing the story and also reading the story to the kids.

3. What was your experience working with the elementary students? Give a detailed summary of your experience.

My experience with the elementary students is that he was very into the story. Every paragraph I explained to him what it meant. It was some word that he didn’t understand. When I was done reading the story he ask me questions, we talk about two things that was about the story, and about the school.

4. Would you work with elementary students in the future? Give 3 examples of how we can work with elementary students in all subject areas.

Yes eventually! We can work with the children, and them to do well in school.

We can teach them how to read better.

We can help out the teacher, of making them understand.