1. My Writing Territories

2. Your Writing Territories What is a territory? Your Territories are the things you write about. Topics Genres or Types of Writing Audiences for your writing Your territories can be things you have written about, or want to try to write about. Territories are about: Who you are as a person. Roles you have in life: Student, Child, Friend, Athlete, Musician, etc. Territories are your own personal idea bank!!

3. Mr. A’s Writing Territories- Topics Story/Book Ideas A Young Adult story about life in Middle School. A Mystery novel idea Places I’ve Been Africa Europe Soccer Trips The Oregon Coast The Mountains My Family My parents My Wife My Cats My Son Derek Being a parent Coaching Becoming a cat person Politics How to make schools better. Music- U2 World Issues: Poverty AIDS in Africa Rich vs. Poor Becoming a teacher Being a teacher Why I’m not a lawyer or a politician. What it means to believe in something. The Chris’: My Best Friends Why does life have to be hard?

4. Mr. A’s Writing Territories- Genres or Styles of Writing Paragraphs Essays Short Stories Novels Chapters of a book Poetry Editorials Letters Informative Letters Persusasive Letters Letters to the Editor Memoir- A personal story from my life Newspaper Column Song Lyrics

5. Mr. A’s Writing Territories- Audiences for My Writing You- My Students Other Teachers My Writing Group from the Summer My wife and family My Friends Writing Contests Writing Magazines People to get a piece of writing published. Publishers Editors Literary Agents

6. In collecting your writing territories, consider… Memories Early, Earlier or Recent Idiosyncracies Things that you do that are totally unique to you. Problems Dreams Understandings Itches Understandings Confusions Passions Sorrows Risks Accomplishments Fears/Worries Family Friends Fads Favorites- old and new Pets- old and new

7. In collecting your writing territories, consider… Teachers- old and new Places School, camp, trips, times away Hobbies Sports Games Music Books Poems Songs Movies Writers and artists Food Pet peeves Beloved things Objects and possessions; both old and new The things you love in life The things you love about life.

8. Creating your territories On Page 3 of your notebook, create this chart with the title: “My Writing Territories” PlacesThingsPeopleEvents

9. Creating your Territories Fill in as many things as you can think of in this chart. Then on the next page of your notebook, title it “My Writing Territories” Write down topics for you to write about Write down types of writing you want to do or try Write down ideas for audiences for your writing.