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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Co-requisites
Anti-requisites
ENG00410 Introduction to Creative Writing
Unit aim
Provides students with foundational knowledges in active reading and writing practices and prepares them for a writing life based on creativity, critical interpretation and writing skills. Students will begin a portfolio of creative work and engage in the giving and receiving of critical feedback integral to their writing practice.
Unit content
Module 1 Reading, writing and responding to texts
Topic 1 The art of creative practice
Topic 2 Writers' readers responding to texts
Module 2 Ingredients of story
Topic 1 Voice and point of view
Topic 2 Plot and time
Topic 3 Building character
Topic 4 Place, setting, descriptive writing
Module 3 Writing frameworks and recognising genres
Topic 1 Dramatic writing and dialogue
Topic 2 Poetry
Topic 3 Creative nonfiction
Module 4 Critical reading and workshopping practices
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | understand the connections between reading and writing | |||||||
2 | demonstrate knowledge of foundational creative writing skills | |||||||
3 | demonstrate active reading capabilities | |||||||
4 | participate actively in discussions about writing and reading | |||||||
5 | reflect critically on their own and others' writing. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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understand the connections between reading and writing
- GA4:
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demonstrate knowledge of foundational creative writing skills
- GA2:
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demonstrate active reading capabilities
- GA4:
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participate actively in discussions about writing and reading
- GA6:
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reflect critically on their own and others' writing.
- GA2:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- Cowan, A, 2011, The Art of Writing Fiction, Pearson, Great Britain. ISBN: 978-1408248348.
- Cowan, A, 2011, The Art of Writing Fiction, Pearson, Great Britain. ISBN: 978-1408248348.