Commonplacing Teaching Materials
This page includes Teaching Resources to support bringing commonplacing into your classroom!
Karen L. Nelson, Instructions for making a commonplace book
Sample Syllabi
Mai-Lin Cheng, University of Oregon, “Book Love” Commonplacing syllabus
Liz Bloodworth and Joanne Diaz, Illinois Wesleyan University, essay on using commonplace books with undergraduates
Karen L. Nelson, University of Maryland: “Commonplaces and Commonplacing” course site and “Multimedia Shakespeares” course, utilizing commonplacing
Sample Assignments
Sandy Enriquez and Carrie Cruce, UC Riverside, worksheet for engaging with commonplace books and bibliography
Karen Nelson, University of Maryland, assignment for making commonplace books
Olivia Loksing Moy, Lehman College CUNY, Commonplace Book Assignment
Olivia Loksing Moy, Lehman College CUNY, Poetry Recitation Assignment
Padma Rangarajan, UC Riverside, Romantic Commonplacing assignment
Karen L. Nelson, University of Maryland, commonplace books workshop
Daniel Block, King School, Byronic vibes assignment and commonplacing Macbeth assignment
Bethany Qualls and Jessica Gray, UC Davis, commonplacing assignments
Student Work
Padma Rangarajan, UC Riverside
April Quach, Ecologies of the Mind: A Romantic Commonplacing Project
Mariela Alvarez, Ecologies of the Mind: A Romantic Commonplacing Project
Liz Bloodworth and Joanne Diaz, Illinois Wesleyan University
A page from Danielle Huber's commonplace book.
Mai-Lin Cheng, University of Oregon
A page from a student commonplace book, Spring 2024. Photo by Mai-Lin Cheng.
A page from a student commonplace book, Spring 2024. Photo by Mai-Lin Cheng.
Karen L. Nelson, University of Maryland