College Composition and Communication Sep 2015

The UnEssay: Making Room for Creativity in the Composition Classroom

Patrick Sullivan

Abstract

There has been a remarkable surge of interest in creativity in a wide variety of disciplines in recent years. Taken in aggregate, this body of work now theorizes creativity as a—foundational aspect of human cognition and intelligence. If we theorize creativity as a highly sophisticated and valuable form of cognition, it must also then be regarded as a necessary—and indispensable part of the curriculum in the writing classroom.

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College Composition and Communication
Published
2015-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201527441
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  2. Sarraf (2023)
    Charting RAD Research as an Orientation to Creativity in Writing Studies
    Written Communication
  3. Wible (2020)
    Using Design Thinking to Teach Creative Problem Solving in Writing Courses
    College Composition and Communication

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