Team 1: Kaitlyn (me), Karlson, Samantha and Meagan.
Team 2: Ashton, Paris, Stella and Holly
Reserves: Josiah and Harneet
It was a great experience going up against 25 other schools.
My team got 58 points and the other team 56 points. It was a really fun night even though we got back to Papakura at 10:30pm. On the bus ride home it was really loud even though it was late and many people were tired.
The following Tuesday 10th of May there were a group of people from Rm 3 go to the Auckland Town Hall Auditorium for the 'Auckland Writers Festival'.
The people that went to the Festival were:
- Kaitlyn (me)
- Karlson
- Ashton
- Meagan
- Lily
- Sylaan
- Harneet
- Alysha
- Samantha
- Emma C
- Emma R
- Josiah
- Nicholas
- Chasity
It was an amazing day and the Authors we met were
- Michael Grant
- Tusiata Avia
- Edward Carey
- Ella West
Five lucky people went to a workshop with Denis Wright.
I had a great time and got Michael Grant's signature in the book we were given, the book is called 'Read The World Volume One'. In found Michael Grant very inspiring even though he didn't think so.
About The Authors
Michael Grant
I enjoyed Michael Grant because he didn't think he would be inspirational but I found him inspirational because he spoke from the heart not the head. He wrote the book series 'Gone' and 'BZRK'. I really liked the sound of his latest series 'Frontlines'. One of my favourite moments was the story he told us about walking through the house when his 16 year old daughter had friends over carrying a bottle of Scotch (whiskey) and 2 hand grenades going to his room.
Tusiata Avia
I enjoyed when she read us the poem she wrote called 'My Dog Bingo' and when she read it she used an accent I do not know. I didn't like her as much as Michael Grant but I enjoyed her asking us questions to think about instead of us asking her questions. One of her well known poems is 'Wild Dogs Under My Skirt'.
Edward Carey
I found Edward very distressed when he was explaining his books to us. He has written a trilogy called 'The Iremonger Trilogy'. I am not very interested with his books but the way he explained his characters to us was very intriguing. His trilogy is set in the Victorian Age.
Ella West
I didn't expect something like that from Ella West, the author of award winning book 'Night Vision'. I imagined her very different and to be honest I didn't get as much as I could have from her. The reason she wrote 'Night Vision' was because she wanted to write about night vision goggles and XP (Xeroderma Pigmentosum) which is a disease that means you are allergic to the sun,
I really enjoyed the day and would love to go again if I had the chance. I would also recommend going to the Festival. It is an AWESOME experience.
About The Authors
Michael Grant
I enjoyed Michael Grant because he didn't think he would be inspirational but I found him inspirational because he spoke from the heart not the head. He wrote the book series 'Gone' and 'BZRK'. I really liked the sound of his latest series 'Frontlines'. One of my favourite moments was the story he told us about walking through the house when his 16 year old daughter had friends over carrying a bottle of Scotch (whiskey) and 2 hand grenades going to his room.
Tusiata Avia
I enjoyed when she read us the poem she wrote called 'My Dog Bingo' and when she read it she used an accent I do not know. I didn't like her as much as Michael Grant but I enjoyed her asking us questions to think about instead of us asking her questions. One of her well known poems is 'Wild Dogs Under My Skirt'.
Edward Carey
I found Edward very distressed when he was explaining his books to us. He has written a trilogy called 'The Iremonger Trilogy'. I am not very interested with his books but the way he explained his characters to us was very intriguing. His trilogy is set in the Victorian Age.
Ella West
I didn't expect something like that from Ella West, the author of award winning book 'Night Vision'. I imagined her very different and to be honest I didn't get as much as I could have from her. The reason she wrote 'Night Vision' was because she wanted to write about night vision goggles and XP (Xeroderma Pigmentosum) which is a disease that means you are allergic to the sun,
I really enjoyed the day and would love to go again if I had the chance. I would also recommend going to the Festival. It is an AWESOME experience.
Yes it was a great day. Hope you got a lot out of it.
ReplyDeleteExcellent account of yesterday. Glad you got so much out of it.
ReplyDeleteI am really glad you had a great time!!
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