Blake Hoena: Author 2011
Author, Blake Hoena provided a two day residency in the Young Adult Writers Author Expo.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
04/20/2011 - School presentations at Horizon Middle School - 200,
Author Presentation/Workshop at the Moorhead Library - 57
04/21/2011 - School presentations at Ada-Borup High School - 62,
Author Presentation/Workshop at the Ada Library - 8
327 people attended the Activity programs.
Partner Organization(s): Northwest Regional Library
Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:
Northwest Regional Library also hosted performances by Blake Hoena. The performances were scheduled so the activities could take places in both regions during the same time period.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.
- Reluctant Readers will be re-engaged.
- Participants will learn about the writing business.
- Participants will learn about writing.
- Participants will meet successful writers.
A summary of survey results:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (1), 1- (0), 2 - (0), 3 - (10), 4 - (34), 5 - (24), Average (4.14)
What did you like best about the program?
- When we had to draw our own pictures
- How he found inspiration through many different things
- How much I learned about it
- He had a lot of knowledge on what he was doing
- Like to see what other kinds of ideas were
- The animations/characters (7)
- He let us draw our own comics(16), but we have to learn more
- Flyers around school
- The comics that we got to create and enjoy
- The comics (3)
- The slide show (4)
- Got to see how he makes his comic book
- Meeting the author
- Justin Beber monster
- That he was interactive with us (2)
- Making up a story
- Seeing the different comics (2)
- The drawings of the aliens
- Author part
- I liked it all
- The making of the comic (7)
- When he showed us all of his work
- I liked his cartoons
- It was fun and creative
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- You don't have to be a good drawer to make art
- Yes (44)
- How to make a comic (28)
- Shading; drawing (2)
- That all you need is a little idea
- How to read comics (2)
- An author telling us about his story
- How to draw like professional comic writers
- How to draw a character; I did learn how to draw one of his characters
- That comics are for many ages
- To learn about comics (5)
- Learn how to draw
- To draw or something (2)
- More about books
- The process they use to make comics (2)
- To see his books
- How to write more stories for school
- How he wrote comics and became a comic writer
- How to share your talent no matter what it is
- How to be a better writer
- How he comes up with his ideas
- To see if you work alone or with a partner
- Writing
- Drawing my comic
- Writing my comic
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- How to create
- Him to come back
- More authors (15)
- Someone who writes books about sports (pictures only)
- Magician
- More comic stuff (2)
- A movie night (2)
- Novels
- A day where everyone can share their comics
- Something that you don't have to be talented to do
- Books
- Crafts; famous people (2)
- Foods/cooks (2)
- More people (4)
- To donate books
- The stuff they're already doing except more often
- More like this (2)
- Artist lessons
- This dude showed us how to decorate a cake
- How to make regular books with chapters
- Learning how to draw TV characters
- More like this - how to draw & how to create video games
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (32) - No (37) How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 14Information/poster at the library - 13Information/poster in the community - 8Library newsletter - 0Library web site - 2Newspaper/magazine - 6Radio - 0Television - 0From library staff - 3From another person - 59 Check your age range: Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (66), 18-54 (0), 55 and over (0)What is your zip code? 56519 (4) - 56510 (55) - 56574 (1) - 56545 (1) - 56536 (1) - 56548 (1) - 56560 (1) -58014 (1)Do you have a current library card? Yes - 47 No - 20 NA - 2# of evaluations received: 69