Name:___________________ Date:_______ The Art of Expression: Creativity at Work and The Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)