"I teach high school students with low reading scores. I decided an engaging way for them to learn story elements was to have them read popular children's books and then write their own book using story elements. It took almost a month to complete this unit. Students had to include at least three literary devices like metaphor, simile, irony, etc. Students found creating books on StoryJumper to be fairly easy. They enjoyed being able to put themselves in their books. The students were especially proud of themselves when they got their finished paperback books. One student in particular, a fully deaf student in my class, was able to tell his story of what being deaf is like. He has become quite popular in our community and has used his book to show other students what his life is like. Because of the quality of the paperback books, several of the schools in our district have purchased copies of his book."