Torrance Journal for Applied Creativity

The following vocabulary represents one optional list of the words and phrases
found in automotive catalogs.
odometer enduring sculpted lines navigation systems ventilation sensors
drivetrain suspension lithium-ion emissions vectoring
agility control multilink suspension aluminum biturbo wind tunnel
fiber optics independent suspension impeccable craftsmanship catalytic converter innovative
cargo capacity cylinders transmission chamfered corners synthetic oil
oxygenated, ethanol, and methanol fuels A-pillars torque
Conclusion
Regardless of the subject
matter, from automobile features to
garden plants to trips around the world,
commercial catalogs present students
with examples of superb technical
writing, exceptional photography, and
other visual highlights, subject matter
organization, and adult or professional
level creativity. Students can create their
own innovative and highly imaginative
catalogs that will bring back into
today's classrooms and school libraries
a wide array of 2016 “Wish Books” to
be savored and enjoyed. A final note.
Encourage creative young catalog entrepreneurs
to enter their final products in
the 2016 International Torrance Legacy
Creativity Awards competition.
Selected Sources
Guilford, J. P. (1967). The nature of human
intelligence. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Osborn, A. F. (1963). Applied imagination:
Principles and procedures of creative problem
solving. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons.
Torrance, E. P. (1980). Growing up creatively
gifted: The 22-year longitudinal
study. The creative child quarterly, 25, 55-62.
Jerry Flack is Professor Emeritus of Education
and President’s Teaching Scholar
at the University of Colorado. He is a
reviewer of children’s literature for various
publications, author of 10 books as well as
numerous articles on creativity and curriculum
development. He is the 2003 recipient
of the E. Paul Torrance Award from the
National Association for Gifted Children.
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