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Mr Steven Herrickvisits GVGS! On Wednesday 27th May acclaimed verse novelist and poet Mr Steven Herrick visited GVGS and entertained and enthused the students of Years 5, 6, 7 and 9 with his humorous repartee and rapport. Mr Herrick has been writing non-rhyming verse for most of his life, and although his first publications were poetry collections, it is his most recent books, in the form of verse novels that have brought him the most accolades. Titles such as The Spangled Drongo, The Simple Gift and By the River tell powerful and moving stories in verse form, rather than prose, and engage the reader with their short, sharp observations and carefully crafted plots. Mr Herrick had only two ambitions in life – to be a poet and to be a famous soccer player. Although he still plays soccer in his local team, the Marshmellows – cos they're soft, pink and over 40 – it is his writing talents that have made him “famous”. GVGS students were treated to him performing some of his own poems with verve and gusto and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Gems such as; Toenails Toenails are my favourite colour, green Toenails are a very good source of Vitamin C Toenails are what I throw at my sister when she takes too long in the bathroom Toenails are what I eat when mum forgets to give me lunch money Toenails have fights with walls, and lose Toenails make lovely sounds when scratched down a chalkboard Toenails get painted on by my sister Toenails kiss the dirt and sometimes take the dirt home for a bath Toenails are the knife of the foot Toenails get caught in the carpet and trip you over Toenails hate shoes, socks and falling rocks! By MrSteven Herrick
I think Mr Steven Herrick was very funny, because his poems are good, but not all of them rhyme. He has a very good sense of humour. By Jesse 5B
Mr Steven Herrick is a very wonderful and famous poet. He is also funny! By Maddison 5B
I though Mr Steven Herrick was very funny because of his poems. My favourite poem was the 3 year old boy going to thezoo. By Joshua 5B
Mr Herrick was so cool! He absolutely blew me away! My favourite poem was the one about his sons in the morning. He was the best poet I have ever seen. By Gabrielle 5B
Mr Steven Herrick was so funny!! He made me laugh so much. He wrote great poems. He was also really nice and I enjoyed his visit a lot. By Eliza 6G
I think Mr Steven Herrick was a very funny man. He had great poems and jokes. He is the best author I have ever seen, butI did like Leigh Hobbs as well. By Amy 6G
He was very funny. I want to read some of hisbooks now. By Oliver 6G
And from the Year 9 students, a collection ofshort, sharp, pithy responses – Funny, fun, interesting, awesome, charismatic,unique, tolerable, alright, enjoyable, brilliant, amusing, informative,different, exhilarating and inspiring!
Mrs Pauline Roberts Head of Library MR ARNOLD ZABLE - HE CAME, HE SPOKE, HE INSPIRED!! On Thursday 12th March GVGS Year 7 students were extremely fortunate to have acclaimed author and human rights advocate Mr Arnold Zable come to school to work with them on their writing. Mr Zable is a widely published writer,storyteller and educator and is well known for his books telling the stories of immigrants and refugees. He is a master at blending fact with fiction, humour with pathos and is definitely a consummate storyteller. Students had the opportunity to avail themselves of his expertise and experience and their own writing should definitely benefit as a result of this.
The Fig Tree – Arnold Zable The Fig Tree is Mr Arnold Zable's latest book and a superbly crafted example of the art of story telling. Mr Zable takes the stories of others and weaves and blends them together in such a way that the reader becomes totally absorbed in the lives of the protagonists. In The Fig Tree his characters range from Yiddish poets to Greek partisans to Holocaust survivors. Each story is unique but linked to its companions by the recurring themes of refuge, home, survival and renewal. A gentle, insightful read.
CaféScheherazade –Arnold Zable Mr Arnold Zable brilliantly creates a world of courage and survival, telling tales of profound love and loss among the refugees of war torn Europe after WWII. From Kobe to Paris and Vilna to Melbourne, the reader is taken on a journey into the hearts of souls of these intrepid survivors and becomes a part of their lives.Queen Scheherazade was the legendary storyteller for 1001 Arabian nights and Mr Zable is a master teller of stories in the truest sense of the word. Enjoy!
Visit by author ARNOLDZABLE
On Thursday 12thMarch 2009 we had a visit from an award winning author by the name of Mr Arnold Zable. His books tell stories about things he knows or places he's been. One example of a true story was when he talked about this man who lived on the river in this old shack and had 60 cats and cleaned the river in his canoe every day. Then one day two men came to his house and bashed him up and it was after this that Mr Zable went to talk with him. He gave us hints about how to write a good story which included creating a story by painting with words and using our imagination to put ourselves in the picture. Mr Zable said that we should always research our topic well and where possible visit the place and people that we will be writing about. The hint that stands out for me were the words, “…that the art of telling is the art of revealing.” Mr Zable asked us to write an introductory paragraph in 5 minutes about an older person and this is what I came up with. Crr, Crr was the sound he made when tightening the bolt with the spanner. This spanner was as old as the hills and so was the user, he tightened the bolt like he was skinning a rabbit with a knife. After he finished he would clean the spanner like getting the blood off the knife. He was like an old wise hunter but instead of weapons he used tools. By Ryan 7A
Mr Arnold Zable The renowned author Mr Arnold Zable visited Goulburn Valley Grammar School on Thursday 12th March. We had a very interesting day although the weather produced an unbelievable downpour of rain. We first heard Mr Zable when he gave a speech to Year 7. His speech led us through the stories of his experience of writing. He spoke about his books and what they were based on. The speech jumped from encounters with bullies, fish batter and family disputes. Later on inthe day each half of the grade had a separate time with Mr Zable. We were allowed to ask a few quick questions about writing. Our “few” questions quickly developed into an insurmountable amount of questions which ranged from favourite books to which café he liked to write in. He then instructed us how to write to our fullest extent. He also gave us some steps and hints which would help us become better writers. We then had to write a paragraph about a character in our imagination. Some of the methods of producing this so called character from the fathomless depths of our imagination included pen chewing, staring at the “amazingly interesting ceiling”, gazing dreamily through the window and yes, a little bit more pen chewing. by Emanuel 7D
Mr Arnold Zable Last Thursday Mr Arnold Zable came to GVGS School to talk about his life and how he became a writer…here are some of his special hints to becoming a writer. Life comes first and writing comes second. Writing is painting with words. Imagination = seeing it! Express your feelins = getting it out! Impression = listening to other people's stories. Mirror = if you are true to yourself in your writing someone will like you. Put yourself in the moment and see how it feels. by Thomas 7B Mr Arnold Zable's visit On the 12th March Mr Arnold Zable came and spoke to Year 7 about writing stories. He was agreat person to talk to, his thoughts and stories are all brilliant. The activities he did were so much fun and he taught us about “painting with words”and “don't give it away until the last minute. by Lily 7C |
