Ask the Author: Gary Hoover
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Gary Hoover
Jayesh,
I like to think about people I know and elements of my own personality (I sometimes feel like like I'm different people depending on the situation I'm in), and then imagine the character as having certain defining characteristics that I see in myself or others. Once I have a good idea of who that character is, the rest basically takes care of itself. I sometimes feel that I'm not 'writing' as much as just leaving those characters free to react as they would to what's happening in the story.
I like to think about people I know and elements of my own personality (I sometimes feel like like I'm different people depending on the situation I'm in), and then imagine the character as having certain defining characteristics that I see in myself or others. Once I have a good idea of who that character is, the rest basically takes care of itself. I sometimes feel that I'm not 'writing' as much as just leaving those characters free to react as they would to what's happening in the story.
Gary Hoover
Amorekia,
I think my best ideas come from my subconscious and just sort of 'pop' into my brain when I relax and let them. And that's convenient, because it means I can stare at a wall and let my mind flow, and if anyone asks me what I'm doing, I can say "writing".
...that didn't work in elementary school, and I used to frequently get in trouble for "daydreaming". ;)
I think my best ideas come from my subconscious and just sort of 'pop' into my brain when I relax and let them. And that's convenient, because it means I can stare at a wall and let my mind flow, and if anyone asks me what I'm doing, I can say "writing".
...that didn't work in elementary school, and I used to frequently get in trouble for "daydreaming". ;)
Gary Hoover
I think I might needs some context here. At what point in the story?
Gary Hoover
Jeff found with the very small table-top version of the portal that when he he put his fingers into it, that triggered it to turn on. He found the same thing with the larger version on the floor. By the time he came back with the climbing ropes, he was determined to go through the portal and he turned it back on (he didn't stop to think that it had turned itself off in his absence . . . which ends up being important ;) ) by dipping his toe into it.
The devices (both the table top and larger one) turn themselves off to save energy when not in use. They both turn on automatically when something starts to enter. Jeff dipping his toe in was basically activating the 'on' switch.
The devices (both the table top and larger one) turn themselves off to save energy when not in use. They both turn on automatically when something starts to enter. Jeff dipping his toe in was basically activating the 'on' switch.
Gary Hoover
Clara, I tried reading the standard, but I'm afraid I'm out of my element. I don't know much about creating questions geared toward he stated objectives and I don't know what level an 11 year old would be at. I'm afraid I might do more harm than good by either creating questions that are too easy - and don't really test anything - or too hard and unfair to the student.
Gary Hoover
I'd be more than happy to help you with this, but I may need to understand better. Would you like some questions you can ask to confirm the student has read and understood the book(s), or do you want to anticipate the kinds of comments and questions the student will have? If it's the former, I may be able to help. If it's the latter, I'm not sure I can answer without knowing more about the student. In either case, it would probably be useful for me to know how old the student is and the nature of your assignment. Please feel free to continue here or send me a private message and I'll be happy to assist.
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