Creative Writing A - ENGL2921

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of creditt; Excluded: ENGL3750, ENGL3753, GENT0205, GENT0212
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Aims to familiarise students with a wide range of contemporary writing and to encourage experimentation with a variety of different styles and genres in their own writing. Aims for a practical understanding of how literature works by developing critical reading skills. Students will also have the opportunity to gain feedback on their own writing in a supportive workshop environment. Aims to develop the craft skills necessary to generate, revise and edit their own work.

Learning Outcomes


  • Knowledge of movements, styles and genres in contemporary literature
  • Ability to identify formal elements of literature and how they operate in specific genres
  • Understanding of the practical decisions writers make in relation to the craft of writing
  • Appreciation of the importance of the critical faculty to the creative process
  • Ability to critically appraise your own work and the work of others
  • Improved skills in drafting, revising and editing your own manuscripts.

Assessment


  • Minor assignment - 20%
  • Major assignment: Creative folio - 60%
  • Participation - 20%