{"id":16072,"date":"2013-10-14t17:36:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-14t22:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?page_id=16072"},"modified":"2021-02-17t15:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17t20:23:28","slug":"beyond-the-essay-summative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/guides-sub-pages\/beyond-the-essay\/beyond-the-essay-summative\/","title":{"rendered":"beyond the essay, iii"},"content":{"rendered":"

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summative assignments: authentic alternatives to the essay<\/h2>\n

metaphor maps<\/a> ||\u00a0 student anthologies<\/a> ||\u00a0 poster presentations<\/a><\/p>\n

the essay is often the go-to assignment in humanities courses, and rightfully so. especially in the text-based disciplines, the craft of the essay is highly valued as part of practicing the work of the field. more broadly, developing effective writing skills is a universal learning objective in higher education and, to varying degrees, is often dependent on these humanities classes. <\/a>there are, however, alternative assignments in which students can rigorously but creatively perform their understandings in summative projects to be rigorously assessed, while still practicing–and even calling attention to–the habits of mind of the discipline.
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metaphor maps<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

students synthesize and unify multiple themes or concepts through metaphors, and then explicate their own thinking
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metaphor map instructions (click to enlarge.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

this assignment encourages students to practice and perform a variety of ways of thinking:<\/p>\n