Ms. Grinnell’s writing territories
Topics: What things could I write about?
- Vicious black and white cats in my life, past and present: Phoebus, Hannibal, Vic, and Jedi
- The heartache and helplessness felt to see a family member suffer through ovarian cancer
- China and the Great Wall
- Snorkeling in Belize
- Teaching at San Pedro Roman Catholic School
- Competitive relationship with brother
- How role of family changes through the stages of life
- Turning 30
- Mortgage industry, constant changing of regulations
- My loathing of clothes shopping
- Excessive gift-giving
- Death of a friend, but lightheartedness at funeral (soundtrack of his life)
- Jane Austen
- “You’re so cool.”
- The Awakening
- WWE Monday Night Raw - the distraction of spot calling
- My trip to WWE Smackdown Labor Day weekend
- Changing careers and being the oldest person in my teaching classes
- Friends who are married with children
- Fitting in and not fitting in during childhood
- Wonderful teachers
- Gifted Writers Program interviews
- Couch forts
- 80s music
- Unfortunate behavior of young celebrity role models
- Jeremy Shockey
- Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in NYC
- Skeet shooting club with Dad
- Scary movies
- Trips to Grammy’s house
- Summer with Grammy
- First airplane ride alone
- How I teach and why
- What I read and Why
- Profanity and mature content in today’s entertainment
- Dad’s reaction to the movie Silence of the Lambs
- Firing a shotgun and riding a 4-Wheeler with Andy in Pennsylvania
- Where I was on 9/11
- Dreams of my teeth falling out
- Clutter
- Grammy’s wake and comparison of hands
- “I’d like a ham sandwich please.” “What a polite little boy.” (bow haircut)
- flips off backyard playset
- playing She-ra at the top of the slide “For the honor of Gray
- movies with Dad
- Red Sonja
- “It would break my heart if…” talk from Dad
- Student TV script
- Proposal for student judiciary panel
- Mom's fresh start: beach house, Otis, Radar, running
Genres: What are some categories of writing that I would like to try?
- Memoir
- Book review
- Travel review
- Science fiction short story
- Literary criticism (specifically about The Awakening and societal pressures for women)
- Letter to WWE executives Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H about the distraction and audience disillusionment of spot-calling in the ring
- Get Well Soon cards to Seamus and John Cena
- Letters to the editor in local newspapers about the achievement gap
- Screenplay
- Sympathy note
- Research article about the effects (positive and negative) of oil-drilling in Belize
- Journal entries with maps like Gantos does
- Documents for my students about writing and reading
- Children’s book with illustrations for niece
- Lists of all sorts
- Lesson plans
- Student reading and writing evaluations and conference notes
- Allegory with message about NC public education
- Letter to NC legislators about budget cuts
- Letters to my students about their reading
- Poetry
- Gifts of writing
- Letters to friends
- Thank-you notes
- Fan letters
- Reactions to readings and other academic and artistic experiences
- Resume
- Grant proposals for classroom supplies
- Post-graduate college degree application and essay
- Expose regarding the mortgage crisis and sub-prime lending practices
- Letter to the president
- Emails/notes to parents about student behavior and student successes
- Mystery novel
Audiences: Who am I writing for/to?
- Myself
- My family
- My students
- Teaching mentors
- Adolescents
- Fellow teachers
- My elected representatives
- Foundation officers
- Readers of newspapers, travel magazines, and movie reviews
- Celebrities and role models
- College boards
- Children
- Editors and publishing companies
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