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Writer’s Notebook
You have ideas worth writing down!
Writing Circle
…and so, the creative circle goes round and round!
Your Idea
Write it down
Sparks a new idea
Write more
Unlocking the
writer within ….
You may not see
yourself as a writer…
BUT everyone
has something
to say!
Keeping a Writer’s Notebook
When I find something that inspires me, I write about it in my writer's notebook. I think of my writer's notebook as a true friend, a great listener, someone who will accept whatever I write (the good, the bad, the weird, and the tedious). My writer's notebook never judges me. It understands that becoming a writer takes a long time, and we might as well have a little fun along the way.
Ralph Fletcher (2005)
What is a What is a Writer’sWriter’s Notebook?Notebook?
Not a diary!
Writers react. Writers need a place to record these reactions.
Writing SmallWriting Small
Seed IdeasSeed IdeasMind PicturesMind Pictures
DreamsDreamsSnippits of TalkSnippits of Talk
ListsListsMemoriesMemories
Writing that InspiresWriting that Inspires
Unforgettable StoriesUnforgettable Stories
…………
The Outside…Reflects the writer’s personality
Small notepad, a journal, a sketch book, or a composition book
Place to keep your thoughts, dreams, words, lists, ramblings, stories, reflections, quotes, pictures…
The Inside…
Rereading: Rereading: Digging Out the Digging Out the
CrystalsCrystals
How do you separate crystal from dull rock?
“Observation of the Room” Strategy
“Meaningful Place” Strategy
“Look at a Photograph” Strategy
“Think of a Person” Strategy
“Look at an Object” Strategy
Notebook ChecklistNotebook Checklist
Keep your notebook with you at all times. Date every entry. Do not skip pages. All drawings should have writing with them. Number the pages. Write daily. Vary your topics. Care for your notebook. Make sure there is evidence of what you’re learning in your notebook.
“Tell the truth about your life and what’s really going on.”
-Georgia Heard
Final thought about what a Final thought about what a notebook is from fifth grader, notebook is from fifth grader,
Briana Carlin.Briana Carlin.A notebook is where you keep dew
drops from a dew drop morning. It’s where the sun sets. It’s the wind in your face at the beach looking out
over the water. A notebook is where you’re playing with your dog. It’s
where you have dreams about walking on rainbows. It’s where the good feelings and the bad feelings
spend the night.