Help in my English course. Essay.

Dr. Motai

ESSAY #3 WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

BUILDING CREATIVITY

The sources you will use in Essay #3 are:

“The Creativity Crisis,” by Bronson & Merryman

“Schools Kill Creativity,” by Ken Robinson

Introduction to the Assignment

In Unit 3 you have read about the ways in which today’s education system affects the creativity of individuals, and the ways in which creativity may be taught and brought to life, or, to the contrary, suppressed. The authors of the articles believe that the creativity of American youth is decreasing, and propose several causes of the decrease in terms of the current education system. They also present ways in which the education system could adopt teaching philosophies and methods that would spark creativity in students.

Essay Assignment

In Essay 3 your focus will be on the ways in which education can discourage or encourage students to build creativity. Based on the ideas presented in the unit articles, choose one idea that you agree or disagree with about how creativity is being suppressed in current education systems and one idea that you agree or disagree with about the way in which creativity is or can be encouraged and taught. In other words, in this essay you may totally disagree, agree, or agree/disagree with two of the authors’ contentions about the discouragement or encouragement of creativity in education. The Thesis of the essay will be a statement of the points you’ve chosen to discuss and your viewpoints about them.

In the Body of the essay you will explain each idea clearly as you discuss it, synthesizing evidence from both articles in your analysis (even though the idea came from one article, both articles raise similar issues). To deepen your discussion of the idea, your own experiences in education will be valuable and appropriate as development in this essay.

In the Conclusion of the essay you can express your perspective on whether or not the majority of education systems will change philosophies and methods in the near future, and why you think so.

Essay Organization:

I INTRODUCTION

· Introduction to the general topic

· Mention of readings used in the essay, with a 1-2 sentence explanation of the main idea of each

Thesis statement: Statement of the points you’ve chosen to discuss and your position on them related to how creativity is being suppressed in current education systems and how creativity is or can be encouraged and taught. You can agree, disagree or have different opinions about the two points you discuss.

II BODY OF EVIDENCE (Points A and B will consist of 2-3 paragraphs each, minimum)

A. Analysis of a cause of lack of development of creativity in education which you agree or disagree with, supported by:

· Adequate evidence—quotations and paraphrases— and analysis from both of the Unit 3 readings to provide a clear explanation of the cause

· A relevant example of an experience, either in your education or another learning situation, which illustrates your viewpoint.

B. Analysis of a method of teaching and encouraging creativity which you agree or disagree with, supported by:

· Adequate evidence—quotations and paraphrases— and analysis from both of the Unit 3 readings to provide a clear explanation of the cause

· A relevant example of an experience, either in your education or another learning situation, which illustrates your viewpoint.

III CONCLUSION

See assignment

Length: 3 ½ to 4 ½ pages (875-1,125 words), double-spaced, 12 point type, Times New Roman font. Include a word count at the end of the essay.

DUE DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 22, turned in at the Final Exam

The complete Essay # 3 Portfolio must also be turned in at the Final Exam with 3 drafts: 1st Draft, 2nd/Proofreading Draft, Final Draft and the required class assignments (see list posted on iLearn).

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Note to students

Please understand that I can’t accept late essays or portfolios for Essay #3. I will not be at school after May 22 and therefore will not receive work that is left at my office or in my HUM box.

Emailing Final Essays, drafts or other Essay #3 materials: Experience has taught me that, for any number of reasons, these have a way of not being sent or received on time. None of these reasons help me determine your grade. PLEASE--NO EXCEPTIONS TO THESE REQUIREMENTS

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ESSAY 3 CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

· Use evidence from BOTH of the Unit 3 articles:

“The Creativity Crisis” and “Schools Kill Creativity”.

· Use a maximum of 2 quotations and a minimum of 4 paraphrases—this is the basic requirement

· Include a Paraphrase Sheet at the end of the essay:

· Copy your paraphrases, citing the author’s last name and year of publication in parenthesis

· Copy the original quotations, citing the author’s last name, year of publication and paragraph number in parenthesis.

· Use correct APA citations in the text of the paper.

· Proofread: the majority of the essay must be free of basic grammatical errors. The proofreading draft must show careful editing to receive credit for it.

· Submit Essay #3 to Turnitin by Thursday, May 22 at 11:59. No late submissions please! ‘No submission’ will result in a No Credit on Essay #3.