Read Patrick Madden's essay, "The Infinite Suggestiveness of Common Things". This essay can be found on our class webpage under SLCC documents. The excerpt comes from his book of nonfiction entitled Quotidiana.

After reading , respond to the prompts below in a thoughtful and well written response. Be sure to put your name and period in the title.

Assignment: In a paragraph (about 200 words) respond to either the author (what do you find interesting about his take on essays), or write a response on how you personally view his perspective. Refer to specific parts (passages or quotations) of the essay as you reflect and respond. or write a reflection as the post/article relates to you personally.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Hayden Mann Per. 5

This is one line that stood out to me: "Words and writing are one way that we tap into our soul and ideas—words are a connection device between humans, a way to tell stories and share parts of ourselves with other people."  I think that writing is a great way to discover our thoughts and opinions.  Sometimes we don't know what we think until we start writing.  Free-writing has been a great tool for me to get my thoughts out on paper and find out what I really want to say.  If I worry excessively about what others will think about my writing, I have difficulty expressing my true thoughts.  My writing is supposed to reflect who I really am, so it's important to just let it flow!
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  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2014 at 5:50 PM

    That was one of my favorite quotes from the entire article. I agree with your thoughts on free-writing because I too use it as a way to get my true thoughts and feelings out on a paper. I also have difficulty expressing my true thoughts and emotions when it comes to writing so I really relate to your comment.
    -Kayla Vidal, Period 3

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  2. UnknownFebruary 25, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    I really enjoyed your thoughts. They made me think about life and writing a little bit differently. Free writing is a great way to get my thoughts out. I am not a very articulate writer but free writing does help. Thanks Hayden.
    Cody Lightfoot

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