A "Commonplace Book" is an ancient tradition in the rhetorical world. Many famous leaders have created commonplace books. It is like a collection of things that have been important to you over time. We had to make a commonplace book this semester (for my advanced composition class) and it was very good for me. The theme of my book ended up being my spiritual journey over the semester. It contains florilegia (flowers of reading), journal-type entries, and progymnasmata (different things I have written).
I have collected and copied down portions of books that have meant something to me, including books that I have read for class and leisure. I have written down parts of songs, quotes, and scriptures that have been meaningful during the semester. It has become a valuable collection for me. I have kept journals based on the things I have collected and they somewhat correlate. In the progymnasmata, I have collected all of my writings for this class and some for other classes. I have learned the importance of collecting meaningful things in my life. It has been really creative and neat for me to see what kind of things that I carry with me.
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