A big HEY! and a high five to the sixth graders of Gaspar de Portola Middle School. Thanks so much for a fun morning. You have the most fantastic ideas for stories, and that humdinger you told about Mrs. Weiner’s accidental lock-out was hilarious. I’m glad you were all able to escape the classroom; thank goodness for janitors who know how to pry out window screens. Mine that story for all it’s worth.
Before I left this morning I promised to post links to two of my blog posts:
“Odd” Jobs (or, I Was a Pro Video Game Player)
The Presidents and the Potty
And here are those books we talked about:
Jean Ferris’s Once Upon a Marigold, Love Among the Walnuts, and Much Ado About Grubstake
Christopher Paolini’s Eragon (a series, also a movie)
Gary Soto’s Baseball in April and Other Stories
Thanks again for a great time. Don’t forget to drop me a line now and then to tell me how your stories are coming along, especially ones about boys who carry polka-dotted pink backpacks. My, what small details like that can lead to…
Hi Im the really talkative person sitting on your right. I love to write, unlike you my ~fourth~ grade teacher inspired me in writing. I use to be called the palm tree freak because I wrote a persuasive essay on saving the palm trees in Indio. In writing unlike talking youre not pressured to say one word after another quickly, you have time to make something random or something weird and funny. By the end of the year I was also called rock lady because I wanted to write a whole narrative on rocks(it could happen) a regular day rock was really 2000 years old wich connected an ordinary californian girl to this Inca teenager who traveled? I think writing is fascinating
Thanks for coming to our class. I like writing funny stories. When I was in 5th grade I wrote a book called the “Adventures of Mr.Goodbar”. It was about a war between meatballs. I’m probably going to write a sequel. In fourth grade I wrote “The Leperchauns Gold”. Believe it or not it was about a guy trying to steal a leperchauns gold. And thats about all i can think to say at the moment. Speaking of writers block, you should write a segment of your blog about writers block.
Also, my book about Mr. Goodbar was the longest one in my class. OIne thing I try to do in all my stories is include my cat, Mr.Kitten. Well he is actually my brothers cat. Curse this writers block!!!
Hey! thanks a lot for coming too our classroom it was fun and great especially when you read the first chapter of “Big Mouth” and grossed out Ms. Weiner we kept looking back at her and her face was priceless!!!!! You have given me a new look at writing, ideas, and never liked writing that much but now I look forward to our next writing assignment!
Thank you for coming into our class I really enjoyed your speech and it made realize to write you are not just born with some special talent and that you can make a good story out of anything.
P.S. this is Hunter Corrells email.
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Thank you so much for coming to our class
I appreciate your coming to our to our classroom. I was the guy who yelled and cheered when you talked about Poker Face. I’m obsessed with poker. I enjoyed your visit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for coming to our class we had a wonderful time and you inspired me to read and write more
Thank you for coming to our classroom. I purposely ran into the door of our classroom. I accidentally kicked Ms. Weiner when I was climbing out the window.
Thanks so much for coming to our classroom. I really cant wait to read big mouth when it comes out. Unlike Ms.Weiner I can reads stuff like the first chapter of the book. Anyways you are a real nice person, well at least you seemed nice in our classroom.
I was the girl in front of you that talked a lot and wore the striped glasses.Your book are pure books that came from actual real stories.Well thanks again for coming to our class. I like writing and in 4th grade i wrote a book and it was a whole whopping 16 pages long!! I enjoy writing ,but when i grow up i want to be an Electronic Engineer. Writing will always be something i love doing and maybe who know i will write books when my kids are sleeping or programming computers while their sleeping.
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Thanks again
Thanks for coming to our class! You rally made think about write my own book, I might have it relate to the pink polka-dot backpack. Thanks!
hi my name jaimie and i am in ms winers class and i liked your presentation it was relly good
hi~!! my name is chaerin chung.
Thank you for visit our class. I’m so glad to meet you. I am so enjoyed to listen to your book. i want to read you “good” book. please makes more more good book.
Thank you~! I so enjoyed you visit~~~~~~!!!!!
hi~!! my name is chaerin chung.
Thank you for visit our class. I’m so glad to meet you. I am so enjoyed to listen to your book. i want to read you “good” book. please makes more more good book.
Thank you~! I so enjoyed your visit~~~~~~!!!!!
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Our class will definetly keep in touch
Hi Debbie,
Looks like you made a great impression and really fired up some students to start writing!!! Love ya,
Elyce
Thank you so much for visiting our class. I will remember this forever!!!!!!!!! I am so inspired in writing now. Our class would love to keep in touch and may be if you have time visit our class again. Thank you again
P.S I personally think you are a better author than the writer of Arogan because you take things to the extreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!