Sample Writing Territory List

Writing Territories Sample

FAMILY

A. Family Members

• Mom
• Dad
• Nathan
• Jonathan

B. Family Relationships

• Mom and Dad’s divorce
• Two older brothers: Nathan and Jonathan (snowball fights, teased me about boys)
• Dad’s remarriage to Eileen (new house, new family)
• Relationships with Dad, Mom

C. Family Illnesses/Accidents

• Mom in car when it was totaled
• Mom’s cancer

D. Family Memories

• Trips to Dallas to see Grandparents
• Trip to Philadelphia to see an uncle and aunt
• Trips to the Outer Banks

PETS

A. Types

• Cats
• Fish
• Dogs
• Ferrets
• Doves
• Cordon bleu finches
• Snake

B. Individuals and their stories

• Snowball (sickness)
• Squirmy (catching frogs in the rain)
• Ester and Rebecca (digging holes on the beach)
• Lady (giving her away)

MIDDLE SCHOOL MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES

• Izzy, Willy Nilly
• Kevin Howell (first like)
• My writing
• Dead pets (fish)
• Being picked on (religious reasons)
• Doing well in the school fund raiser

HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES

• Being in three high schools in two years
• Boyfriends
• Sports (basketball and soccer-goals)

COLLEGE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES

• Scholarship and trips
• Friends and hanging out

HOBBIES/INTERESTS

• Sports (soccer, ultimate Frisbee)
• Bouldering and Rock Climbing
• Singing
• Drama
• Church

RELIGION AND/OR RELIGIOUS RELATED EXPERIENCES

• Drama Tours every Spring Break during college
• When I became a Christian