ALW101 - Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity

Unit details

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Antonia Pont
Trimester 3: Antonia Pont
Cohort rule:

Students must be enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or D311, D312, D313, D326, D330, D346, D347, D370, D385, D391

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Trimester 1: 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

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.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify the key components of writing

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Practise and apply the key components of writing

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Understand and apply current standards of grammar and language usage

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO4

Demonstrate critical thinking and composition abilities through giving and receiving constructive critique

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Develop short writing projects

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO6

Design creative writing strategies

GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Sketching with Words 500 words 10% Week 3
Assessment 2 - Memory as Seed 1500 words 40% Week 6
Assessment 3 - Place as Encounter 1500 words 40% Week 11
Assessment 4 - Participation, peer discussion/engagement & collegial contributions   10% Ongoing
Trimester 3:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Sketching with Words 600 words 15% Week 3
Assessment 2 - Memory as Seed 1400 words 35% Week 6
Assessment 3 - Place as Encounter 1600 words 40% Week 11
Assessment 4 - Participation, peer discussion/engagement & collegial contributions   10% Ongoing

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALW101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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