CF233 Final Exam: Multi-media Portfolio Project—Creative Thought and Expression in Children Name: Date:

FINAL EXAM—CF 233 Multi-media Portfolio Project: Creative Thought and Expression in Children
[______/200 Total [A = 180-200 B = 160-179 C = 140-159 D = 120-139 F = below 120]
Instructions
1. ENTER YOUR NAME AND THE DATE ON THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE. Thank you!
2. Read each question in the Question column.
3. Enter your answer to each question in the Answer column (Do not just copy from the book; be brave and make the answer show what you believe and know.) Note the number of required paragraphs needed (marked by this symbol ¶) to answer the question. For example, 2¶ means that 2 paragraphs are required. Paragraphs must be substantive to receive full credit. You may write more if you wish.
4. Support* each answer with the designated media shown in the Media column. *This means that the media piece you select should be an example, a representation, or an extension of your answer. If the word “Open” appears in the Media column, you must select any media of your choice that you think will best support, clarify, or enhance your answer. (Think outside the box!)
a. Locate on the Internet the media, which might be sound, music, art or image, video clip, photograph, or text-item (quotation, article, book, or website).
b. Copy the Internet link of your media selection.
c. Paste this Internet link in the Media column. (Be sure your link is active and works!)
5. Circle or highlight the number of your favorite question/answer/media set. You will share this in class on the day of your Final.
6. This form will expand as you enter your answers.
(PS Have fun and be creative!)

Question
Answer [5 points for each required paragraph ¶ ]
Media (link only) [5 points each]
1. Creativity
What is creativity?

[1 ¶]
Quotation

2. Creativity
Pick a theory of creativity from the book; how might this theory inspire you to foster children’s creative thought or expression?

[2 ¶]
Article or Image (graphics) or Video Clip
3. ACEI Position Paper
(Refer to textbook pp. 345-349) Which specific lines in this position paper best reflect your views on the child’s rights to the expressive arts and why? (Enter the lines at the beginning of your answer.)

[1 ¶]
Image (graphics) or Photograph
4. Playfulness
(Lieberman, 1966; Barnett, 1990)
What are the Dimensions of playfulness, and which one best characterizes you as a child?

[2 ¶]
*Open*

5. Play (Parten, 1932)
What are the Types of Play? Explain the relationship of play to creative thought and expression. (Pick one type of play to display in Media.)

[2¶]
Photograph or Video Clip
6. Visual Arts
What is the difference between process and product in the visual arts, and which concept (process or product) do you think best relates to the idea, Art Belongs to the Child?

[1 ¶]
*Open*
7. Visual Arts and
Creating Art (Refer to textbook sections, Two-Dimensional Art and Three-Dimensional Art)
Select a two- or three- dimensional art activity; what might a child learn from engaging in this activity? [Name the art activity at the beginning of your answer.]

[1 ¶]
Art or Photograph
8. Music
During a child’s early years, how are musical abilities developed? (Be specific by picking an age/development range.)

[1 ¶]
Article or Quotation
9. Music
Select a musical artist that you like, and name his/her style of music. What does this artist’s music “teach” or reveal about risk taking and self-expression?

[1 ¶]
Music or Video Clip
10. Movement
Using movement terms and dance terms, in what ways is human movement in a sport, such as (golf, swimming, soccer, tennis, track, etc., like dance? (Identify the sport at the beginning of your answer.)

[1 ¶]
Art or Music or Sound
11. Movement
What are the connections between pantomime and creative problem solving?

[1 ¶]
*Open*
12. Drama
What are the fundamental elements in creative drama and play- making? (Be specific in your descriptions and provide examples.)

[1 ¶]
Article or Book or Video Clip
13. Drama
What is your favorite children’s story, and how would you help children experience this story through integrated arts (Be specific.)

[2 ¶]
*Open*
14. Environments
Aesthetics is an area of art concerned with feelings and responses to color, form, and design. In your view, what would make an aesthetically rich environment?

[1 ¶]
Art or Photograph
15. Environments
In what ways does nature reflect creativity? (Use examples.)

[1 ¶]
Music or Sound
16. The Integrated Arts
(Refer to textbook pp. 17-20; 284-288)
Consider brain development and the diversity of children’s learning needs. What are some of the strengths of teaching/learning through integrated arts projects with children?

[1 ¶]
Article or Book or Video Clip
17. The Integrated Arts
Explain which of Dewey’s human impulses best relate to the idea of emerging curriculum? (Define emerging curriculum at the beginning of your answer.)

[1 ¶]
Article or Sound or Video Clip
à Choose 18. A. or B.

18. A.
Impressions of Creative Thought and Expression in Children
Based on one of your group’s Integrated Arts Activities, what part of the activity would you most enjoy doing and why?

[2 ¶]
*Open*
OR

18. B.
Impressions of Creative Thought and Expression in Children
Consider the value of having an artist* visit to enrich learning. With what (past or present) artist would you most like to share your best Integrated Arts Activity and why?
*An artist might be from any of the areas we have discussed: Music, visual arts, dramatic arts, or dance/movement.

[2 ¶]
*Open*