VV+Julian

**Introduction:**
Include some or all of the following, as well as a link to your blog: first name, what you like to do in and out of school, favourites (food, sport, hobby, TV show, video game, etc.), places visited, future plans, claim to fame.

Billy and Einstein Billy is a bully and Einstein is a regular person. Billy and Einstein are both grade six kids. One day Billy started to pick on Einstein by calling him names like “nerd” because of his name. Einstein did not like being called a nerd, so went home and told his parents who said “that is a compliment being it’s just like being called smart.” Einstein decided not to go to the parents again for advice for stuff like that. So the next day he brought his brother Fred’s iPod to school and then put it as loud as he could when Billy came up to him. It worked really well. At least until the teacher saw it and confiscated the iPod. Then he was yelled at for a few hours by his big brother for getting his iPod confiscated. Then he tried using ear plugs. Since they were in the same class sitting next to each other (because the teacher thought they were friends) he got yelled at for a few hours for wearing ear plugs in class. (Poor Einstein) The next day he tried avoiding Billy but that didn’t work that well because like I said before they sit beside each other except at recess when he stayed inside to help the teacher to avoid Billy. When he was helping the teacher he asked the teacher if he could move to a different spot. The teacher said that I thought you and Billy were friends, so then Einstein told the teacher about Billy picking on him. So the teacher got Billy to stop picking on Einstein. When Einstein got home he asked his parents why they named him Einstein. They said “because Einstein is your great great grandfather. So then he was proud of his name and didn’t care if any one called him a nerd or teased him about his name any more.

**Questions for Peer Reviewers**
(Think in terms of questions you would like to ask the author.)

1. Think of plot—is it original? (If an adaptation, is it creative or interesting to you?) What suggestions do you have for the author(s)?

2. Think about problems that the characters face. Are there complications that add enough suspense, tension, or interest? Is there a climax that satisfies you? Is the resolution satisfying? What could be added or changed?

3. Think of characterization—are the characters life-like? Are characters likable and enjoyable? Do we get a good sense of character from many of these: description, dialogue, narrator's opinion, discussion from other characters, the character’s own actions?

4. Think of imagery and details. Do they help you //see// and //hear// and //experience// the story? What details would you like to see in the next revision of the story?

5. What areas of the story need the most improvement? What suggestions do you have for the author?