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you will write a comparative reflection, discussing a experience/moment/product of creativity that you are happy/excited about, and comparing that to a experience/moment/product of creativity that you consider less than successful. The goal of this reflection, is to be able to conclude what you have learned so far that facilitates your most creative self. This reflection will be illustrated by a pathway (similar to creative activity 4) with each stop point being the 4 topics so far in class:

1. History of Creativity
2. Creative Person
3. Creative Press
4. Creative Process

PART A

1. Draw/create your path.

2. The “START” point on your path will be two images; one representing the experience/moment/product that you are happy with and the second representing the experience/moment/product that you are less than happy with. This can be an actual image of your creative output, or an image that represents that. Include a word or sentence that describes what the images mean.

3. At different points along your path, include “stop points”. Illustrate these stop points with two symbols, one for each creative experience, that illustrate two concepts under each topic that relates to your experiences. You are not limited to only discussing two concepts, however you only need to illustrate two, one for each experience. Include a word or sentence to describe what the symbols are/mean.

PART B

Under each stop point, or beneath your complete drawing (the choice is yours!) compare your experiences, relating them to specific theory that we discussed in class. Remember, it is not enough just to state what concepts you relate to (or don’t relate to), but you should also thoughtfully explain why. You will find Power Points on Slate, as well as some additional sources that elaborate on the topics we have discussed that you may find helpful. You may use the following questions to help guide you as you write:

a) Which perspective/s do your experiences most closely relate to? Compare/contrast. (Week 2 – History of Creativity)
b) After some reflecting, do you recognize any characteristics of yourself in discussions of the creative person as a part of your experiences? Were your characteristics consistent across both experiences? Did they bring out different sides of you? Elaborate! (Week 3 – Creative Person)
c) Consider the environments you were in for each creative experience, compare and contrast your work using theory in class as context, and express whether you think anything in this environment contributed your difference in how you feel about each piece of work. (Week 4 – Creative Press)
d) Compare your creative process with what we discuss in class, and consider any similarities differences that contributed to the final product. (Week 5 – Creative Process)
e) Conclude with a summary of what you consider so far in your learning journey to be ideas that facilitate your most creative self.

FORMAT

You are free to decide how you want to structure this assignment. Please however, adhere to the following:

MAXIMUM 7 PAGES DOUBLE SPACED (not including references and reference page).

Your written work under
PART B
must be typed!!

Submit
ALL
of your work on
ONE DOCUMENT.
That is, if you draw, take a picture etc, include all images on
ONE DOCUMENT.
I will only mark the last document you submit.

Ensure that all work taken from another source (whether from the Power Points, or additional outside sources) are properly referenced and a list of all sources included in a reference page at the end of your work.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING

Your work must be your own! All images, pictures, drawings should be your own and not taken from the internet. Remember I am not marking you based on your drawing skills so don’t worry!

Plagiarism is not tolerated.

This is a reflection, so it expected that you write in the first person. However, (as highlighted in the rubric below) I will expect a professionally presented document, clear and well written, free of grammar errors and completely referenced!

Rubric

Content and Engagement

You engage well with the assignment, and provide well thought out and reflective perspectives. You include content from theory discussed in class and thoughtfully relate concepts and ideas to your own experience. Your work shows genuine understanding of concepts discussed in class.

/15

Presentation

Your work is clear and well written. Free from grammar, spelling, punctuation mistakes. Professionally presented, consistent font. Work is properly referenced in text and a Reference Section provided at the end with a list of references.

/5