Questions to Aid Your Reflection

Explore

• Background: What did you know before you started this unit of inquiry? Why is your question important?
• Readings: What have you read for this unit? Write the names of the textbooks, library books, encyclopedia articles, etc. that you used, and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.
• Resources: What other resources did you use? Enter web sites, other units, videos, CDROMS, pictures, etc., and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.
• Assignments: Did you do any lab experiments, use or gather data, use a set of instructions, do an assignment, or use a tutorial? Write the assignments that you did, and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.

Create

• Writings: Did you write any essays, stories, poems, etc. for this unit? Describe what you wrote, and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.
• Activities: Did you create a set of notes, an experiment, or an activity? If so, Describe the activities that you did, and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.
• Presentations: Did you create a presentation? This could be a slide show, videos, photos, drawings, Web pages, or even a performance Describe the presentations that you did, and describe how they affected your understanding of the unit.
• New Questions: Did you come up with any new questions?

Discuss

• Informal: Did you talk to your family, friends, classmates or group members about this unit? Who did you talk to; what did you talk about, and how did the discussion affect your understanding?
• Experts: Did you talk to any experts? Include their phone number or e-mail address. What did you talk about, and how did the discussion affect your understanding?
• Teachers: Did you talk to teachers, coaches or librarians? Who did you talk to; what did you talk about, and how did the discussion affect your understanding?

Reflect

• Description: Write a brief summary description of what you did for your unit.
• Story: Tell the story of the unit -- How did it go? What would you do differently? What worked well?
• Responses: What do your classmates think of your unit? How does what they think affect how you understand your work?