THE WONDERFUL PIGS OF
JILLIAN JIGGS

Questions for promoting thinking skills should fit into four categories

1. Literal :
   Who or what was involved? What happened? Should be answered in 2 or 3 sentences for primary grades

   Example: What happened in this story ?

2. Interpretive :
   Why did" x" happen? What does the word" x" mean in this sentence?

   Example: Why did Julian not want to sell her pigs?

3. Critical :
   Was it good? Why? Did you like it ? Why?

   Example: Did you think that her idea of teaching her friends how to make the pigs was a good one?

4. Creative :
   What's going to happen next? Draw a picture to show how you feel about the story.

   Example: Draw a picture of what part he/she liked best