The Creativity Assignment

Name __________________________ Date __________________ Hour _____________

Where does creativity come from? Are you born with it,
or is it something you develop? What inspires your Creativity?

As a Group…

✓ Your group assignment is to find at least TWENTY-FIVE ways in which your group is creative.
You may have up to 5 people in each group.

✓ Each individual member is required to identify at least 2 ways in which they are personally
creative to contribute to the total count of 25.

✓ In a group presentation, you will PROVE all 25 ways in five minutes or less.

✓ Please give your group a creative team name.

GROUP PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE ON ____________________________________

Individually….

✓ You are to write an essay describing the ways in which you are personally creative. You may
discuss the ways you demonstrated in class, or cover some other forms of creativity that you did
not share in the presentation.

✓ Your essay is to be two pages in length, typed and double-spaced. 12 pt. type is the largest size
allowed.

✓ The heading on the first page should include your name, date, hour, and the assignment title
CREATIVITY ASSIGNMENT.

✓ Use your best writing skills and clearest means of expressing yourself.

✓ You may wish to discuss the following things:

A. What is the definition of creativity?
B. What are the results of creativity in general?
C. In what ways are you personally creative?
D. What careers might be available to someone who is creative like you?
E. How do others view your creativity?
F. What or who is the source of your creativity?

ESSAYS ARE DUE BY ___________________________________

CREATIVITY PROJECT BRAINSTORM LIST

 Here are just a few ways in which previous students have
demonstrated their creativity to the Boone High School Theater
Company:

● EDITING A VIDEO of his best friends and family, set to his favorite song
● COMPILING A PHOTO ALBUM of her best photographs
● BREAKING A CEMENT BLOCK IN HALF with his bare hands
● PERFORMING A SCENE from his favorite movie and playing every part himself
● SKETCHING A CARICATURE OF A CLASSMATE on the spot
● SHOWING A VIDEO of herself scoring a winning goal
● COORDINATING AN IN-CLASS FASHION SHOW starring her friends
● PERFORMING AND EXPLAINING A CARD TRICK his uncle taught him
● READING A POEM he wrote the night before
● SHARING A HOMEMADE BOOK she wrote in second grade
● SWING DANCING lessons for volunteers from the class
● PUTTING ON A PUPPET SHOW
● VENTRILOQUISM
● PERFORMING THE SONG she sang in the talent show last year
● DISPLAYING THE MODEL MILLENNIUM FALCON he built
● PLAYING THE CD he recently recorded
● MAKING A DJ DANCE REMIX TAPE
● SHARING HER CROSS-COUNTRY MEDALS and a few stories
● DEMONSTRATING HER INCREDIBLE MEMORY SKILLS
● IMPROVISING A COMEDY SCENE using ideas from the class
● BREAKDANCING
● BAGGING GROCERIES with incredible quickness and skill
● WRITING AND PERFORMING A SPECIAL CHEER for the class
● HOW TO SLAM DUNK
● DOUBLE-JOINTED PEOPLE CAN DO AMAZING THINGS
● GOLF LESSONS...indoors?
● WE’RE NOT “FLAG GIRLS” we’re COLOR GUARD
● A SLIDE SHOW
● THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNITTING AND CROCHETING
● A BEAUTY MAKE-OVER for a volunteer from the audience
● HOW TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS
● HOW TO BALANCE A CHECKBOOK
● STEP TEAM demonstration

Period___________________________ Your Name_________________________

# Form of Creativity Name

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