The document lists the teacher's writing territories or topics they are interested in writing about. It includes: 1) Memories of family including her wedding, siblings, and late mother's battle with cancer. 2) Teaching experiences and helping her students become better learners. 3) Travels to places like Australia, Europe, and her dream of moving to Key West. 4) Childhood memories and experiences like growing up with her best friend.

1. 9­5­13 writing territories.notebook
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September 06, 2013
Sep 14­5:46 PM
9/6/13
8th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Independent Reading/Library
2. Spelling/Vocab Pretest
3. Writing Workshop
Today's Assignments:
-Reading Response Posted to your Google Site (M)
Aug 24­6:30 PM
My Writing Territories
• Family- Doug, Taylor, Ruby, Henry!!
• Wedding on the beach in Key West!!
• Ruby's obsession with the zoo, the pool, and diving on the couch
• Prayers/journal
• Books reviews
• My mom- everything that she went with cancer, information/memories to share with Taylor,
Ruby, and Henry
• My students- what they do each day as they become better students
• St. John-curriculum, methods, letters, scripts, presentations for other teachers;
Thesis paper packet
• Friends- how they have influenced me; toasts for weddings; letters to them
• Short stories- my dad, growing up
• Newspaper articles for The Sower
• Teaching- why I love it
• Australia- nature, Milo, People to People
• Europe- culture, architecture
• Mountain Dew, Snickers, and other vices of mine
• Childhood memories- Wilma, running into a parked car, trying to put an ad in the paper so
someone could adopt my brothers
• Moving Out- of dads; to college; to St. Louis
• Divorce- essays in college; help for teenagers facing their parents divorce
• Yadi
• Meeting Moe Williams
• Devotions
• Football
• Example papers for students
• Letters to companies
• Masters class essays- St. John, lessons, research
• Poetry- I am from reading, growing up
• Diary entries with Mrs. Durst
• Journals in my scrapbook pages
• Our dream to move to Key West and start a Bed and Breakfast
• My obsession with Pride and Prejudice, especially the movie...no one can be Mr. Darcy
• Potty training Henry this summer
• Growing up with my best friend Mary-grade school, high school, college
• The Grand Canyon Trip with 8th graders
• Casting Crowns- their music, meeting them, just the right moment

2. 9­5­13 writing territories.notebook
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September 06, 2013
Aug 24­9:42 PM
In collecting your writing territories, consider....
• memories: early, earlier, and recent
• obsessions
• idiosyncrasies
• problems
• dreams
• itches
• understandings
• confusions
• passions
• sorrows
• risks
• accomplishments
• fears
• worries
• fantasies
• family, close and distant
• friends, now and then
• fads
• favorites, now and then
• pets, now and then
• teachers, now and then
• places: school, camp, trips, times
away with friends and relatives
• hobbies
• sports
• games
• music
• books
• poems
• songs
• movies
• writers and artists
• food
• pet peeves
• beloved things-objects and
possessions-now and then
• all the loves of your life