What to Write About in a Writer’s Notebook: ÿ Wonderings about the world ÿ Interesting words you have heard or seen anywhere ÿ Family stories ÿ Lists of things (favorites, best, worst, strangest, happiest, saddest, hopes, dreams, coolest, fastest, scariest...) ÿ Memories (happy, sad, or other) ÿ A conversation you heard or took part in ÿ Things you notice around you ÿ A seed of an idea for a story in the future ÿ Something you learned ÿ Feelings about anything (your friends, family, school, sports, animals, clothes, music, beaches, bugs, trees, vacations, seasons, math) ÿ Questions you have about anything ÿ Quotes that you remember ÿ Poems ÿ Song lyrics ÿ What you notice about nature or the earth ÿ Descriptions of people, places, or things ÿ Sketches of people, places, or things you might write about ÿ Interesting writing from a book you read ÿ A dream you had ÿ Lots more... A Writer’s Notebook is NOT a diary or a place to write whole stories. It is a place to keep your ideas about things until you are ready to use them in a story. Remember, your Writer’s Notebook is personal. It reflects your life and experiences, no one else’s. No one else will read it except you and your teacher.