Writer's Week Reactions

Mary Fons: In my opinion Mary Phons was the best person that we saw. Not only was her writing good, but she was also entertaining. I think thats what really won me over because she never lost my attention. I like how she wrote a poem on the spot and it was pretty clever. She was able to fit a pun into it. I also liked her ledy gaga impression because at first I didn't really understand what she was doing, but when I started recognizing the lyrics to the song I found it hilarious. ary Phons was by far my favorite writer.

Dr. Small/Emily Hill's dad: At first I was not interested in Dr. Small's presentation at all, but to my surprise it was very interesting. It was cool hearing about all the different animals on her farm and like Erik said it was interesting hearing our principal's writing. I've never really thought about Dr. Small and her writing and after hearing her presentation I realized that she is actually a good writer. Emily Hill's dad was not as interesting in my opinion. It was clear to me that he is a really good writer, but the topic that he was talking about didn't interest me very much. It seemed like he was just talking about family history and I found myself spacing out during parts of it. I would be interested to hear some other pieces of his because I think he is a really good writer.

Jonathan Eig: I disagree with Priya when she said that Jonathan Eig was the most interesting. I found his presentation to be a little too much about the background information. It is cool how he spent all that time finding the right information but I don't think that talking about the background information was the best way to present. It sounds like his books are really good because of all the time that he put into them, but I think his presentation was a little long and boring.

Students: Overall I think the students were average. I respect them greatly for speaking at Writer's Week and sharing their pieces, but I think some of the pieces were a little boring. One piece that I thought was really good was Christine's story about her dog. I could tell that the writing was coming from her heart and that she really did care about her dog. Also, her piece was interesting because of all the action that happened. It was a really sad story but the description of her emotions during the whole event were very clear, and that helped me see how much she cared about her dog. Her story was the best in the group in my opinion.

Mr. Romano, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Brewner: I think it is really cool to see the English teachers that critique our writing on the stage reading their writing. Sometimes I forget that english teachers probably write in their free time. I really liked Mr. Brewner's story about his motorcycle accident. He is really lucky that he wore his helmet, and I liked how he told us he almost didn't wear it. At first he made the accident sound really bad, but then he told us hoe it helped him not get drafted. The story really came full circle when at the end he said thank you to the girl that cut him off. I found that funny that a bad event like a motorcycle accident can turn out to be good.

Overall: Overall, I think Writer's Week will really help my own writing. Listening and critiquing outher writing helps me think about the problems that I have in my own writing. When I notice something bad in someone else's writing, it made me think about when I make the same mistakes and it reminds to correct those mistakes in the future. Not only did it help my writing, but it was very enjoyable. It was really cool seeing professional writers, my teachers, and my peers on stage reading their writing to us. I have so much respect for the people that get on stage and read because writing can be very personal, and I can't see myself getting the courage to go on stage and read my writing.