1. What I would like to write about…
The Writer’s Notebook
What I would like to write about…

2. The Cover 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.

3. The Inside Create a table of contents with the following sections:
What Should I Write 4-8
Writing/Literary Terms 9-15
Writing

4. My Territories
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.

5. My Writing Territories
My family
Memorable principals
Family Traditions
Motherhood
College stories
My Job History
Husband stories
Meeting celebrities
Summer Treats
Traits of siblings
Hawaii
Movies
Long walks
My bedroom
Learning to drive
Reading
My routines
Neighbors
Writing
NYC
Music
WWII
Reality TV
Art
Civil War
Broken bones
Failure
My car history
September 11
Swimming
My pet history
Olympics
Soccer
My dating history
Awkward times
Washington, D.C.
My concert history
Half marathon/marathon
Teacher pranks
Teaching stories
Best Friends
Memorable students
Spring Break
Memorable teachers
Car Rides

6. What Bugs Me Cell phones: in movies, in the checkout line, in cars
Cars that take more than one parking place
Hypocrites
Texting and Driving
Shipping and handling
Squeezing the middle of the toothpaste tube
Late fees
Soccer
Dangerous drives
Abbreviated words: “Cray”, “Def”, “Whatev”
Using the last of the toilet paper roll and not replacing it
“Reality” tv
Sub plans
Empty containers in the fridge and/or pantry
Waiting in line
Grocery shopping
Filling my car with gas
Bills
Day after Thanksgiving shopping and shoppers
Dried toothpaste in the sink
Not closing the shower curtain
Sales calls
Poopy diapers
Automated systems
Play before responsibility
Muscle cramps
Rude service
Improper compound subjects/predicates

7. Good Ideas/Bad Ideas Good Ideas Bad Ideas - Youtube
McDonald’s/fast food in general
- Smoothies
TV in cars
- TV and movies on airplanes
Skates built in shoes
Daily reading habit
Lowering the drinking age
Speed limits
No more airplane meals
Freeway lines to divide lanes
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Stop lights
Paying for A/C
iPods
Belly flopping
Mug bowls
Running on ice
Indoor swimming pools
Running the Freedom Run with very little training
Hair straighteners
Cup holders in cars
Recycling/Upcycling

8. I know well… 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

9. I know well…. (cont) Write “Events I Know Well”
Same thing. List 5 events you know well and give them each a hashtag.
Write “Celebrities I Know Well”
Same as above.