THE WRITER’S NOTEBOOK
What I would like to write about…
The Cover
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Feel free to decorate as you see fit.
Remember, however, that I may show
these to your parents at conferences to
show what we have been doing.
The Inside
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Create a table of contents with the following
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 Table
of contents
 What Should I Write
 Writing/Literary Terms
 Writing
1-3
4-8
9-15
16+
My Territories
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Topics you like, know something about, have some
experience with, and/or would like to explore.
If you choose a broad topic, try to break it down
into more specific parts.
My Writing Territories
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My family
Motherhood
Husband stories
Traits of siblings
Long walks
Reading
Writing
WWII
Civil War
My car history
My pet history
My dating history
My concert history
Teaching stories
Memorable students
Memorable teachers
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Memorable principals
College stories
Meeting celebrities
Hawaii
My bedroom
My routines
NYC
Reality TV
Broken bones
September 11
Olympics
Awkward times
Half marathon/marathon
Best Friends
Spring Break
Car Rides
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Family Traditions
My Job History
Summer Treats
Movies
Learning to drive
Neighbors
Music
Art
Failure
Swimming
Soccer
Washington, D.C.
Teacher pranks
What Bugs Me
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Cell phones: in movies, in the checkout line, in 
cars
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Texting and Driving
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Squeezing the middle of the toothpaste tube 
Soccer
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Abbreviated words: “Cray”, “Def”, “Whatev” 
“Reality” tv
Sub plans
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Waiting in line
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Filling my car with gas
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Day after Thanksgiving shopping and
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shoppers
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Sales calls
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Automated systems
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Muscle cramps
Rude service
Improper compound subjects/predicates
Cars that take more than one parking place
Hypocrites
Shipping and handling
Late fees
Dangerous drives
Using the last of the toilet paper roll and not
replacing it
Empty containers in the fridge and/or pantry
Grocery shopping
Bills
Dried toothpaste in the sink
Not closing the shower curtain
Poopy diapers
Play before responsibility
Good Ideas/Bad Ideas
Good Ideas
- Youtube
- Smoothies
- TV and movies on airplanes
Daily reading habit
Speed limits
Freeway lines to divide lanes
Stop lights
iPods
Mug bowls
Indoor swimming pools
Hair straighteners
Cup holders in cars
Recycling/Upcycling
Bad Ideas
McDonald’s/fast food in general
TV in cars
Skates built in shoes
Lowering the drinking age
No more airplane meals
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Paying for A/C
Belly flopping
Running on ice
Running the Freedom Run with very
little training
I know well…
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Write “Movies I Know Well”
List 5 movies you feel you know well. Try to have
variety.
Provide one hashtag for each movie. Hashtag must
relate to the theme(s) of the movies, not your
reaction to it.
Ex. The Incredibles #family NOT #superhero
I know well…. (cont)
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Write “Events I Know Well”
Same thing. List 5 events you know well and give
them each a hashtag.
Write “Celebrities I Know Well”
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as above.