tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post4440259426142105739..comments2024-03-17T06:03:00.362-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Real Life Diagnostics: Do You Like This Boy? Would You Read On? Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-72480895793570484762013-10-25T10:03:13.348-04:002013-10-25T10:03:13.348-04:00That's one reason I started doing these weekly...That's one reason I started doing these weekly. Examples make it so much easier, especially ones from actual WIPs. <br /><br />Even if you only analyze a chapter or two of your favorite book, it can be a great learning experience. I learned a lot back when I analyzed Dave Duncan's work. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-73787605104185532112013-10-25T10:01:10.355-04:002013-10-25T10:01:10.355-04:00Most welcome! And you got some great feedback here...Most welcome! And you got some great feedback here. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-54040470436411637112013-10-24T14:43:31.911-04:002013-10-24T14:43:31.911-04:00Hi
Good post, thanks.
Janice, I really enjoy these...Hi<br />Good post, thanks.<br />Janice, I really enjoy these posts. I always mean to go through a book I love and pull it apart like this, but never have time, so it's a great education getting to read your comments. <br />Thanks<br />MikeMichael Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180863661655365561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-38631335133181999892013-10-21T20:47:47.133-04:002013-10-21T20:47:47.133-04:00I was 11 in grade 6. But kids' ages can vary ...I was 11 in grade 6. But kids' ages can vary by quite a bit from grade to grade, that certainly wouldn't pull me out of the story. I also just assumed that he wanted to be an astronaut as a teen, not that going to space camp would make him an astronaut at age 11. <br /><br />I am curious about the gravity well and whether it's just his perception of the way things happened, or something more involved. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217192664906748187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-37344569189694809372013-10-21T13:01:31.324-04:002013-10-21T13:01:31.324-04:00Regarding the age/grade thing I was 11 in 6th grad...Regarding the age/grade thing I was 11 in 6th grade but I have a June birthday. Many of my friends turned 11 during 5th. I also attended a sixth grade center, the whole school was only 6th graders. They have since added 6th with 7th and 8th in middle school. We had a math/science teacher and a language arts teacher.Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166585282012706388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-24184564998503130732013-10-21T10:37:30.202-04:002013-10-21T10:37:30.202-04:00Thanks for the comments. I definitely have some th...Thanks for the comments. I definitely have some things to work on. My mc just recently turned 11 and it is late in the school year, so still appropriate or 5th grade. For the school classes, I've pulled a bit from my 5th/6th which was a separate building for those grades and we had our first taste of different teachers for subjects - a math/science and an English/literature in addition to homeroom. It was a great prep for jr high. Our local school does this too, so I figured it was not uncommon if not typical. More research needed or at least I need to check my wording to avoid confusion. And yes, the assumption that although Mike is 11, he wants (unrealistically, but he's determined) to be an astronaut when he's a teenager was my intent. I'll work on clarifying that as well. Thank you Janice and all!GSMarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558162486383585621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-89048288822659589542013-10-21T05:11:56.537-04:002013-10-21T05:11:56.537-04:00I liked it. The logic problems can be quickly clea...I liked it. The logic problems can be quickly cleaned up. If I could see the scene more from his POV that would be better. I felt like I was being told what to think and feel. The idea of it had me wanting more.Harry Sarkisianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734703704447800714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-41173869968296176132013-10-20T16:53:56.192-04:002013-10-20T16:53:56.192-04:00I'd read more.Sounds like an interesting premi...I'd read more.Sounds like an interesting premise. The age issue did confuse me. Kids usually turn 11 in 5th and 12 in 6th in my district.<br /><br />I disagree with Amy on height difference after teaching this age group for 20 years. This also came to light yesterday while watching a youth football league game and the heights of these 11 year old's varied from 4'9" to 5'11". Greg Pattridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761872776035591138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-97045752642929002013-10-20T14:54:42.487-04:002013-10-20T14:54:42.487-04:00I also got caught by the astronaut-by-teenage-year...I also got caught by the astronaut-by-teenage-years/age 11 gap. I reread it the way Southpaw did, but it still took me out of the story for a moment.<br /><br />Small point, but at age 11, boys and girls are still pretty much the same height. I also would have thought that age 11 meant sixth grade, not fifth.<br /><br />I like the relationship that is emerging between Mike and Carlos, but I do wish I knew more about Mike himself. Amy Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263719891092841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-14407353232085409282013-10-20T11:39:19.996-04:002013-10-20T11:39:19.996-04:00I read the teenage astronaut line differently. I r...I read the teenage astronaut line differently. I read it as he plans to be a full-blown astronaut by the time he becomes teenager, so he wants to go to space camp for training to meet that goal.<br /><br />11-year-olds are typically in 6th grade (Elementary School) unless he started early or skipped a grade. With his goal, I assume he was smart and skipped. (Be aware that not all states allow grade skipping.) When I read hermano I thought possibly So. California? They allow skipping.<br /><br />I don't quite understand why he played the game if he is hiding though. If he was found that easily, the hiding spot wasn't as good as he thought either. But maybe those questions will be answered further on.<br /><br />Just my thoughts. :)H. R. 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