ALW101 - Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 1 Unit Chair: | Antonia Pont |
| Trimester 3 Unit Chair: | Antonia Pont |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or D311, D312, D313, D326, D346, D347, D370, D391 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Trimester 1 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Trimester 1 and 3: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1 hour class per week (recordings provided), 2 hour online seminar per week |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Trimester 3 Campus : Intensive mode - up to 4 hours of seminars in weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11 |
Content
This is a unit that combines the practice of attentive reading with creative writing. Students are exposed to a wide range of literary texts, as well as to a suite of crucial skills and craft elements that found creative writing of a professional standard. Students also write about their work and the processes involved in its composition, introducing critical thinking and modes of expression that will support them during and beyond their degree.
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Individual) – Sketching with Words (500 words) – 10%
Assessment 2 (Individual) – Memory as Seed (1500 words) – 40%
Assessment 3 (Individual) – Place as Encounter (1500 words) – 40%
Assessment 4 (Individual) – Participation, peer discussion/engagement & collegial contributions – 10%
Unit Fee Information
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