Saturday, 14 March 2009

What I learned from The Author Visit

Hi
Last week I visited St Martin's Lutheran School in Mount Gambier, South Australia.
After my author talks, I gave the year three students a form to fill in about what they remembered. Here's what Matthew, Ryan, Michael, Jackson, Reece, Georgia, Sophie, Sam, Julice, Toby, Sarah, Karli, Ethan, Joshua, Megan, Jessica, Kayla, Kobie and the rest of 3MC said:

I laughed when Christine ...
  • told a story about a girl's little brother who picked up a pair of scissors and cut her on the bottom
  • said about toe in mouth, food in hand
  • laughed funny
  • said the story about her cousin tickling her
  • I laughed when she laughed, ha ha ha
  • when she was laughing, she made me laugh
  • told a story about when she was writing and the cat jumped on the ceiling and she screamed
  • told me the stories
  • when she laughed loud and said she didn't make a sound
  • came in and said, 'Oh no, I can't write another story.' And her husband, David, said, 'Write another story and you'll be okay.'
I would like to tell Christine ...
  • you're funny
  • could you give me 'Brain Drain'? (a book title)
  • she's got a really good imagination
  • I liked your stories, I laughed at them, they are very, very good
  • I broke my arm on m y way to get the tray, first I was laughing but then I was in tears. PS. I went in an ambulance
  • she is my favourite author
  • I made a story in year two
  • a poem
  • that I speak duck and I want to be an author
  • I did something stupid when I was going to a playground. I chased a dog when there was a barbed wire fence and it was ripped down but the top was still up and I ran into it and did a backflip
  • my favourite book is 'Runaway Pony' and it is fun reading
  • what is your favourite movie?
  • could you make a cool and funny book about me and a real funny dragon called Sparks, and say hello to Emily Rodda from her biggest fan
  • how she told funny things
  • that I really like to read and write
  • I went to play at my friend's home and he was F1
  • I love books
  • when I was in childcare I broke my arm. We had this rope and I was pretending to be Tarzan and I jumped for the rope and missed it and fell in the sand
  • everything
  • I made a book called 'Blob' on the computer and it was 202 pages.

I was surprised to learn ...
  • about dinosaurs
  • young authors
  • if you are having trouble writing, backtrack
  • how to be an author
  • that I never thought I would have fun writing
  • that it doesn't always take a year or more to finish a book
  • that anyone can be an author
  • to take a notebook everywhere
  • funny stories from her
  • how to make a book about horses
  • remember to learn stories
  • you are real cool and a real good writer
  • that I am author now
  • about all the stories she wrote and how she got the ideas
  • that you can be an author one time
  • to have fun
  • to write
  • that she was an author in year two
After this, when I write a story I will ...
  • think about it
  • sent it to you
  • use the things I have learned
  • write about a spider
  • write stories about horses
  • call it 'blobby' and he is a slime ball
  • remember her
  • put scissors in my story
  • be cool
  • make a new story
  • talk over her stories
  • get ideas from times in my life
  • I will think of ideas
  • remember what happened
  • it will be more adventuring
  • have fun

The best thing about Christine's website is ...
  • the games
  • her jokes
  • it's fun
  • how to make a book about horses
  • you have pictures
  • you get to write to her




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