The Art of Expression: Creativity at Work and The Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind

1. The Art of Expression:Creativity at WorkandThe Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind Name:___________________ Date:_______

2. 1.)________________________________________ • Def: ___________________________________________________ • Context: “Then you need to determine what the author ________________, or says is important, and remember that.” • Ex. 1.) Jamie likes to ______________ the good points in every situation. She likes to stress the silver lining in every dark cloud. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

3. 2.)_____________________________________ • Def: _________________________________________________ • Context: “The goal of determining importance as you read is to focus on important information…You _________________.” • Ex. 1.) After reading a chapter in Living up the Street, Ms. Morse might ask you to ______________ the story and write what happened in your own words. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

4. 3.)_____________________________ • Def: ________________________________________ • Context: “…___________. It tells as story-a biography-of a real person.” • Ex. 1.) Living up the Street is a book of ___________ writing by Gary Soto. • 2.) Your memory stories are great examples of _____________ writing. • Your sentence: • 1.)

5. 4.)____________________________ • Def:__________________________________________________ • Context: “Because these sentences give facts and explain things, they are clues that the text is _______________- or informative.” • Ex. 1.) When you write a biology report explaining how a cell works, you use ________________ writing. • Your sentence: • 1.)

6. 5.)_____________________________ • Def: ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ • Context:…the nonfiction piece is _________________-it tells about one person’s experience with the topic.” • Ex. 1.) Writing a book about your life is a great example of ___________________________ writing. • Your sentence: • 1.)

7. 6.)______________________________________ • Def:_____________________________________ • Context: “ ‘Art’ is an elusive idea of a ____________for people young and old…” • Ex. 1.) When I was in college I decided to follow my dreams and work towards a teaching ____________. • 2.) My best friend would love a _________in world of art. She loves to paint, draw, and sculpt. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

8. 7.)_____________________________________ • Def: __________________________________________________________ • Context: “Yet for the hundreds of public high school students who _________________on projects at Artists for Humanity (AFH), art careers are becoming a thrilling reality.” • Ex. 1.) Students work in groups and ________________on class assignments to make the work load a little bit easier. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

9. 8.)________________________________ • Def: ___________________________________________________________ • Context: “AFH is a study in attainable dreams: about what happens when high ____________________ for performance, discipline, and creativity meet the raw and eager energy of youth.” • Ex. 1.) If Ms. Morse’s students work hard, each and everyone of them will them have the ability to meet and exceed her _______________________. • 2.) If you have high _________________, you expect something to turn out well. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

10. 9.)_______________________________ • Def: _____________________________________________________ • Context: “Mars expresses his ___________________this way: ‘You’ve just got to give all your might and crate as much as you can.’” • Ex. 1.) Once you make a __________________ to do something, you should put your whole heart into it and pursue that goal with 100% dedication. • 2.) Rian shows his ___________________to school by coming early every day. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

11. 10.)__________________________ • Def: ____________________________________________ • Context: “It’s a ________ that you have for yourself that you earn and you don’t have to give it to anyone. • Ex. 1.) Having a ___________means showing special ability or skill. • 2.) Riley has amazing ____________when it comes to riding horses. • 3.) Miguel demonstrates his athletic ______________on the soccer field. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

12. 11.)_________________________________ • Def: ________________________________________________________ • Context: “The very building that houses the program is perhaps the most arresting example of Boston urban landscape _____________________in the hands of Artists for Humanity.” • Ex. 1) Bumblebee can ______________ from a robot into a camaro. • 2.) Hunter __________________ his sketch into a painting. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

13. 12.)____________________________________ • Def: ______________________________________________________ • Context: “Many people believe creativity comes in a sudden moment of _____________and that this “magical” burst of an idea is different…” • Ex. 1.) The instruction sheet gave me __________ into how to use the machine. • 2.) My sister, who just returned from her first year in college, gave me _____________into what to expect in college classes. • Your sentences:1.) • 2.)

14. 13.)____________________________________ • Def: _____________________________________________________________ • Context: “The trick is to _____________ them and purge the bad ones.” • Ex. 1.) When you _____________ something, you decide how good or valuable it is. • 2.) Ms. Morse will ___________ your essay and then give you a final grade. • 3.) Darren, the judge, listened to the prosecution’s and the defense’s claims and comments, and ______________ the situation from both sides before making a decision on what to do. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

15. 14.)______________________________________________ • Def:__________________________________________________________ • Synonyms: _____________________________ • Context: “The EpiCenter _____________ solar panels, rainwater collection, and recycled materials.” • Ex.1 ) Celia and Jermiah _____________ their brains in class whenever they complete an assignment. • 2.) All students should ____________ the after school ASSETS program to get some extra tutoring help or try a new and exciting enrichment class, like culinary arts! • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)

16. 15.)____________________________________ • Def: ________________________________________________________ • Synonyms: ________________________________________ • Context: “…students welded larger-than-life steel human figures in clothes ______________the history of black fashion.” • Ex. 1.) Yaquelin ________________ her ceramic's sculpture by drawing it on the board, so the class could see what it would look like when it was done. • 2.) Ms. Morse ____________what a complete sentence should look like by writing it on the overhead. • Your sentence: • 1. • 2.)

17. 16.)_____________________________________ • Def:_________________________________ • Context: “…he suggests ways in which we can __________ our creativity…” • Ex. 1.) If you want to _________ your grades, you must study, study, study!!! • 2.) Cadu practice everyday after school and on weekends to ___________ his football skills. • Your sentences: • 1.) • 2.)