jgraningwritingportfolio - 2. Writing Territories

Writing Territories (Atwell)
Things/Places I Write...

Journal entries about life goals; lists of things I have done and things I want to do. I revise these each year.
Letters to friends, family, and even those I don't get along with, some that are sent, some that are not.
Lists of things that are on my mind right now to help clear my head.
Acrostics of what I have done each year
Trip Itineraries
Doodles or free writes that help me to organize my thoughts and the questions I have.
Journal entries that tell about my life.
Poems about what I am feeling right now.
Literary criticism papers for my classes
Cards and letters to my family and friends
Emails to my family and friends, some for personal reasons, some for business.
Emails I send to teaching or professional contacts or my professors or advisers, my professional discourse.
Lesson Plans that will challenge my students.
Short Stories I write for pleasure.
Grocery lists or To Do lists that help me remember.
Little reminders to myself to help me through the day without stressing about details.
Inspirational notes I write to myself or others to motivate.
Facebook posts that help me to converse with friends or express my thoughts.
Reactions to what I read.
Resumes or Vitae
Prayers.

Topics I Write About or Would like to try Writing About...

My life, my goals and my thoughts.
My relationships.
Books I have read.
Books I read for pleasure and books I read for class.
How I read and write and why
How I teach or would like to teach and why
Reflections on my teaching or my students.
Growing up
Love and relationships
My Pa, and the impact his life and death had on me and my family.
History, my family's history and world history and the impact it has on us today.
The Titanic
Crafts, baking, teaching, scrapbooking, or other interests of mine.
Kids and teenagers.
How middle schoolers and High schoolers are misunderstood and under appreciated.
Pop culture; music, movies, plays, TV, and books or other media that speak to me.
Steve and our relationship
My relationship with my family
Traditions

Audiences for my Writing...