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Hogwarts RPG Name: Ruth (Rae) Elliot Gryffindor First Year x12 x12
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Originally Posted by Hera SPOILER!!: Selective Responses -- but you ALL get points
Seren nodded, but faltered at the mention of decorations... "Decorations? Why in the name of jumping junipers would you ruin a perfectly good tank with something fake?" That... she didn't understand.
The circle of life... now that was a unique response, and she could understand that, even if the explanation wasn't provided. "Yes, very good."
Stuff?... Merlin. "More or less," she nodded. Seren only hoped the Lioness was prepared to take notes this lesson, she would be needing those in the future.
Ahh brilliant! "Yes, absolutely... well done."
Seren agreed, nodding as the new Eagle voiced his thoughts. "Oh yes, absolutely.. there are numerous factors that make up an ecosystem."
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Now THAT, was a standard Ravenclaw text book answer if ever she heard one. "Yes, very very good."
Balance. It was such a simple word and yet it described the topic perfectly.
Seren nodded, approving the young Vindictus' answer. "Balance... I couldn't have said it better myself."
Though West's answer was a round about way of getting to the point.. it was thrilling to see him verbalise his thoughts. "Yes, correct! There are numerous factors which characterise ecosystems, each as unique as the next."
Alice, was on the right track. She could see that... and perhaps by the end of the lesson she'd be able to better describe it. "Good... good," she nodded encouragingly.
Seren nodded as Nina, like Alice before her, fumbled through her response. "Yes.. good, you're on the right track."
And would you look at that... Seren beamed, nodding as Beatrice expressed her response. "Beautifully said." Simple as that.
What was this? Had she asked for a brief presentation?
Seren was mildly confused as the Slytherin launched into a broad explanation of the topic, with ... facts... and then sumarising her point. "Good..." she replied. She didn't quite have the heart to tell the girl that less was often more. She'd understand in time.
And then there was this Badger...
What was she going to do with her? "Not quite..."
But kudos to her for trying, that counted for something.
Seren stared at Theodore for a moment. That had to be one of the shortest and certainly least descriptive reponses... but he wasn't wrong. "That is an example of an ecosystem, yes... but perhaps work on defining what the concept means."
And yet another poorly worded response... but it wasn't so bad. Sophie did touch on the basics of it at least. "You're getting there," she encouraged.
An... arrangement? Well that was one way of putting it. "Sort of.... not quite..." she was still confused by the terminology...
All in all.... they had done fairly well. It was a simple enough concept to grasp in terms of basics, so she didn't need to worry about that. "Good, good... so you all have a sound understanding of what an ecosystem is." But just to reiterate... because reiterating cemented knowledge to memory... "Ecosystems, being systems, are formed through the interactions between organisms and their physical environment, both living and inanimate." "Now many of you touched on points and aspects which make up ecosystems... characterises them and shapes them into what they are. Things to consider, when studying ecosystems," which is what they were doing, so notes on the following would be handy for them later, "... include solar energy, moisture, minerals, nutrients, soil, organisms and disturbances."
Now came the crucial part, which would significantly influence their success in this course of study... "Why... would understanding ecosystems be important to the study of herbology? What can we gain from this?" OOC: The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours. Remember not to edit your posts. There are no limitations in how you choose to answer this question.
More or less...that meant she was right, right? 'Course it did!
She thought about the next question for a minute. This one wasn't as easy as the first one because she couldn't see the bigger picture. The thought crossed her mind to simply not try answering this one but then she wanted to give it a go. Talking was fun, okay?? "It's important 'cause it has to do with living and not-living things staying together and well you'd have to know how's the best way they can live together so they don't end up causing each other much damage. Since Herbology has a something to do with growing and taking care of plants," It totally did, no matter what anyone said, "we'd have to know what works best with plants and what doesn't." Seemed logical enough so she'd keep talking, not that she would've stopped if it didn't. "It's like having a cannibal plant in a greenhouse with another defenseless plant," Because those existed, yup, "if we knew better about how they lived together then the poor thing could've been spared from being the next one's dinner!"
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