| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introductions Course Overview | Homework 1 out |
| 2 | Creativity: Motivation and Inspiration Writing: Voice and Sensibility | Homework 1 due Homework 2 out |
| 3 | Creativity: Circumstances in which Creativity Flourishes (or doesn't) Writing: Elements of the Essay-theme vs. Idea; Introductions and Conclusions; Description and Imagery; Characters Background on Psychoanalysis Introduce Dancemaker | Homework 2 due Homework 3 out |
| 4 | Video Dancemaker (Paul Taylor) Creating as a Social Act; Creating as a Physical Act; Fear, Joy, and Suffering as part of Creative Process | Homework 3 due Homework 4 out |
| 5 | Discuss Dancemaker Discuss Hawthorne and Jung: The Romantic Vision of the Artist Play with Ideas for Essay I | Homework 4 due Homework 5 out |
| 6 | Workshop Essay I in Pairs | Homework 5 due Homework 6 out |
| 7 | Creativity: The Creative Temperament - Does it Exist? Imagination and Knowledge Writing Clinic: Introductions Introduce Essay II | Homework 6 due Homework 7 out |
| 8 | Video Maya Lin Vision; Conflict; Persistence; Courage | Homework 7 due Homework 8 out |
| 9 | Library Visit: Focusing Research; Using Electronic Resources; Using the Libraries at MIT | Homework 8 due Homework 9 out |
| 10 | Creativity: The Psychoanalytic Approach; Existentialism Discuss Rollo May and Maya Lin Writing: Theories and Definitions | Homework 9 due Homework 10 out |
| 11 | Creativity: Discuss Hirschberg: Creativity in Organizations Close Reading: Texts and Movies Share Journals | Homework 10 due Homework 11 out |
| 12 | Share Précis and Refine them Free-write on Movie | Homework 11 due Homework 12 out |
| 13 | Small Group Work on Research Whole Class: Research Problems and Questions Using Sources Responsibly | Homework 12 due Homework 13 out |
| 14 | Workshop Essay II in Small Groups Set up Conferences on Essay II | Homework 13 due Homework 14 out |
| 15 | Workshop Essay II as a Class (3 Essays) | Homework 14 due Homework 15 out |
| 16 | Writing Clinic: Thesis; Integrating Quotations Introduce Essay III Share Journals | Homework 15 due Homework 16 out |
| 17 | Creativity: How it Happens Discuss Koestler and Boden | Homework 16 due Homework 17 out |
| 18 | Work with Proposals and Refine Them Writing Clinic: Transitions; Sentences | Homework 17 due Homework 18 out |
| 19 | Workshop Essay III in Small Groups | Homework 18 due Homework 19 out |
| 20 | Workshop Essay III Whole Class (3 Essays) | Homework 19 due Homework 20 out |
| 21 | Conferences as Needed | Homework 20 due Homework 21 out |
| 22 | Video: Rediscovering Dave Brubeck | Homework 21 due Homework 22 out |
| 23 | Oral Presentations | Homework 22 due Homework 23 out |
| 24 | Oral Presentations (cont.) | Homework 23 due Homework 24 out |
| 25 | Oral Presentations (cont.) Evaluations | Homework 24 due Homework 25 out |