2.3 Creative Response Assignment

The Assignment

Reflect upon the texts provided on the previous page ( the poem and the photographs ) in preparing your creative response to the following question:

What is your opinion of the idea that people should stand up for themselves in the face of adversity?

Use at least one of the texts provided in your response to this question. Your creative response must be in prose . You may write in any of the following formats:

Journal
Letter
Wiki
Blog
Email

Story
editorial
Memoir
Magazine Article

Once you have completed your assignment, save it at Your Name 2.3 Creative Response and submit it for assessment.

Review Kade’s response and Kevin’s feedback to his rough draft. Then consider Kade’s final draft and his marker’s feedback. These will provide you with some direction before you begin.

You may find it helpful to refer to the Poetry tutorial, which explains figurative devices that will aid your understanding of poetry.

Research an editorial from a newspaper (local or national), a magazine article, or online blog on the topic of bullying. Compose a letter to the editor (200-400 words) in response to the article. Remember, an editorial is opinion-based writing that conveys the thoughts and feelings of the editor. In your response to the editorial, take the opportunity to share your opinion. Provide both a copy of the editorial and your response in the space provided.

View the rubric to see how your assignment will be assessed. Download the 2.3 Creative Response rubric.

prose: common form of everyday language; opposite of verse

Wiki: a website created that can be edited or added to by anyone