SO-Kieran+G.

Introduction:
Hi, my name is Kieran. I am a skateboarder and am artisticly challenged. The story below is all I could think of and is still all I could think of...

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Skateboarding By: Kieran Garry My favorite place is on my skateboard. The black grip tape, the golden wheels, and the blacktop are like gold in my eyes. I look at my feet one last time and I jump into the air. In my stomach, I feel like I am flying, but really I am only like 3 feet off the ground. As I’m in the air I kick my board to perform a kickflip, causing the board to spin towards me. I land unbalanced but do not fall in my head I hear the crowd cheering. I wave at the crowd but when my mom comes out side I find out it is just my imagination. I look at her with anger in my eyes as she says, “Time for supper.” I go inside bored to death because I don’t want to eat nor sleep I just want to skateboard. As I finish up supper and I look out side but I am too late it is already raining but I don’t care I start walking outside but then it started to thunder and lightning bolts stuck down. It was gods way of telling me NO. In my head I wanted to cry but I didn’t I never have for a long, long time. So for the time being today I went inside with nothing else in my head other than T.V., couch, relax, but no I don’t want to watch T.V. I want to skateboard. I kept on thinking about how bad I didn’t want to watch T.V. I was mad until YES a skateboarding competition is on T.V.

**Questions for Peer Reviewers**
Hey I like your story - alaina:) (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?