Scot Gardner
~ Writer in Residence
Scot Gardner is a magnificent and wonderful author with inspirational thoughts and idea’s who taught hundreds of year 9 students to unlock their true potential in creativity as together they explored many different writing styles.
Scot Gardner was the first writer in residence at The King’s School. He was a hot topic for many of the students, as they were keen to get an idea of how this magnificent author came to be. Throughout his visit at the school he held many writing workshops and spoke at a formal dinner. During his workshops and classes, Scot Gardner taught many students about exploring different ideas, and writing from different angles. He taught us that any two words, which would never make any sense together, could lead to a whole new “other” idea.
Through his teachings the Year 9 students discovered that they were able to create a story from just about any event in their childhood. He was able to turn a simple answer to a simple question, such as “If you were a super hero, what would your power be?”, and pull it apart into more depth, to create a story. He taught them to explore deeper into situations and ask questions. For example, “Why would that particular person have chosen that super power? What would they do with it?” Adam
Scot Gardner’s ability to entertain students was put to the test when he was given over 150 students to entertain during a hot 6th period afternoon. He began explaining about his books and how he started his writing career, however he soon had us laughing and interested as he hit us with a story. It was similar to Jack and the Beanstalk. Actually it was the exact same story as Jack and the Beanstalk with a few “teen” modifications. With a slow start to the last period, by the end of his story we had been completely wrapped and entertained by his humour.
I was extremely lucky to have been chosen to attend dinner with Scot. Despite the formal proceedings, the dinner and speeches were very enjoyable. Scott ended the night by telling us another story. This story was about how a small grass seed got stuck behind his left eye for a whole month, with puss and infections; doctors or medical professionals weren’t able to pull it out. But when he was wrestling with his daughter, as she jumped on his body, his whole back shivered, his gut was yelling, and suddenly out came the grass seed.
The session was priceless. It was entertaining and I learned a lot from him. Johnson
by Frickson
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by John Green



