My Writing Territories

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My Writing Territories
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• I like to write, in fact I keep a diary and may
  start a blog
• I call the range of writing I do, My Writing
  Territories
• I have revised my list for this year. I will
  share it with you
• Then, I ask you to create your own

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• My territories list gives me a window on who I am
  as a writer, a teacher, a mother, a daughter, a
  learner and a friend
• Keeping this list helps me be more productive and
  focused as a writer
• I always have a list to use when I have something
  to write about

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My 2006 Writing Territories

• My students how they learn to be great readers
  and writers
• Curriculum lessons I create that I share with
  other teachers
• My daughter, Leslie all the memories I have and
  what happens daily as she grows and matures into
  a lovely young woman

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• Lifelong Learning should I take a degree in
  literacy with so few years to retirement
• My mother I cherish every moment with her.
• My passions reading, tole painting, crafts,
  sewing, a good cup of coffee (Tims vs. Second Cup
  vs. Starbucks, the computer (educational
  contexts) and email

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• The romance of penny candy as a child, the Ice
  Capades, my summers at the family cottage
• Summers and no pantyhose!
• Gardening, the feel of dirt between my fingers,
  watching things grow
• House..great!......my favourite show
• Things that upset me no helmets, no milk,
  children not supervised, rudeness, girl's and
  womens health and body images, war in the world

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Do you get my drift?

• My writing territories are jammed packed full of
  MY ideas, passions, experiences, itches,
  aversions and feelings
• Writing can take many forms poems, memoirs,
  book reviews and criticisms, essays, articles,
  letters, notes, speeches, guidelines, lists,
  proposals and plans

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• Ill also write for many different kinds of
  readers family, friends, students, colleagues,
  parents
• We write to be read!

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My Writing Territories

• Take 10 minutes to begin a list of your
  territories.
• Use looseleaf with your name and heading
• Concentrate on ideas for topics and see how many
  ideas you can capture
• When you get stuck consider the list I have given
  you and check out the ones I have as
  examplesthey may inspire you

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• After 10 minutes read your list to a partner or
  friend
• Can they help you add to your list?
• Put your list at the beginning of the writing
  section of your binder
• Add to your list during the year
• These are your inspirations for writing

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Homework

• Choose one topic and write a draft of a paragraph
  that we will work on in our next writing workshop
  day (Day 2)whatever length you choose
• If time you may begin now!