The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

Analysis & Response 119 currently, but also down the road when they are looking for a job. If parents and teachers feel responsible enough for their children and student’s futures, then they will promote the use of creative writing. What is even better is that this solution to the creative writing problem is relatively easy to implement and does not have to be a hindrance. For the majority of young people, creativity is something that teachers and parents do not have to sit down and teach them. It is also something a parent or teacher does not have to be highly trained in beforehand. They only have to give the freedom they need to do it. In the home, creative writing can be a fun activity that can replace endless hours in front of the television or computer and both the parent and child will have something permanent that will come out of it. In school, creative writing does not have to be a burdensome thing taught as a subject all by itself, but it can be easily integrated into the learning processes of other subjects such as writing a poem about a historical event or writing down a made-up story in Spanish. The possibilities are endless and the use of creative writing in daily practice is not as difficult as it once was. There are countless success stories for how this practice of creative writing has been integrated into both the school and home. For example, a group of four junior high schools launched a creative writing project among them that challenged their students to write several different paragraphs that would appeal to each of the senses that they had been talking about recently in their classes. This assignment also gave their teachers a chance to stress other important things that they were recently trying to convey such as increased use of vocabulary. The students took to the assignment well: spending time on carefully developing their word usage along with asking for good examples of writers who were able to appeal to the senses well such as Edgar Allen Poe. Many of the teachers from the participating schools went as far as to say that this turned out to be one of the most valuable assignments that they have ever given their students (Kinnick 86-87). Studies such as this show the importance of creative writing’s integration. Despite the aforementioned evidence, those that represent that oppressive government of Panem and believe that the teaching of creative writing is a waste and will not be of use later in life exist. They will say that there are so many other things that need to be focused on in teaching children as either a parent or teacher. They will say that creative writing will do nothing for them twenty years down the