1. Junie B., First Grader (at last!)
Key Ideas and Details
Junie B., First Grader (at last!)
“P.S. Hey! What do you know? I think I might like first grade!”- Junie B.
Stephanie Corbin ©2013
Reading/ Grade 3
October 2013

2. Review Who is the main character of the story?
Main Character- Is usually the most important person in a story.
Answer: Junie B. Jones

3. Review
Who became friends with Junie B. Jones on the bus? Hint: He went to a different school last year.
My name is Herb, and I’m new friends with Junie B.

4. Characters Click on link below: http://www.juniebjones.com/characters
Read about Junie B., Mr. Scary, and May
Using the book and the website information, as a class, we will write a couple of sentences for each character describing their traits and role in the story.

5. Practice with setting
Read the following short story: On your own, create a picture that shows the setting of the story. Setting- is where the story takes place

6. Setting
As a class, we will write one paragraph describing the setting of Junie B. Jones first grade classroom.
Setting- is where the story takes place

7. Main Idea
Watch the following video to review “The Main Idea of a Story”:

8. Main Idea
With a partner: Create your own chart, like the chart to the right, that has the main idea and three supporting details from Junie B. First Grader.

9. It’s Your Turn! Story Creating Project: Create your own story.
Each story must have:
A well described setting, plot, and main idea
Well developed characters
A cover with a title, picture, and your name
Must be at least 5 pages long (handwritten)
-We will be typing them out in class together
Final Story Due: In 2 weeks

10. Organizing Thoughts
Rough Draft: At home, before writing out your final story, use the following website to organize your ideas: Print out your rough draft and bring it to class. Rough Draft Due: In 1 week

11. Works Cited:
Brain Pop Educators (2013). Main Idea. Brain Pop. Retrieved from mainidea/ Corbin, Gerre (2013). Junie B. (Drawing). Cortland, Ohio. Corbin, Gerre (2013). Herb. (Drawing). Cortland, Ohio. Corbin, Gerre (2013). Mr. Scary. (Drawing). Cortland, Ohio. Corbin, Stephanie (2013). Untitled Example Chart. (Drawing). Cortland, Ohio.

12. Works Cited Continued:
Corbin, Stephanie (2013). Photo of Junie B. Book Cover. (Photo). Cortland, Ohio. National Council of Teachers of English (2013). ReadWriteThink Stapleless Book. ReadWriteThink. Retrieved from interactives/stapleless/ Park, B. (2002). Junie B. First Grader (at last!). New York: Scholastic INC.

13. Works Cited Continued:
Park, B. (2013). Junie B. Jones Characters. Junie B. Jones. Retrieved from owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 560/10/ Webstantaneous Web Marketing, LLC (2013). The Anxious Leaf. Apples4Teachers. Retrieved from fall/short-stories/the-anxious-leaf.html