ALW101 - Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity

Unit details

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Year:	2023 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
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Antonia Pont Trimester 3: Hayley Elliott-Ryan
Cohort rule:	Nil
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 Trimester 3: 1 x 1-hour class per week Seminar intensive mode - up to 4-hours of seminars (or equivalent) in weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11 (up to 22-hours total)
Scheduled learning activities - online:	Online independent and collaborative learning activities including: Trimester 1: 1 x 1-hour class per week 1 x 2-hour seminar per week or equivalent Trimester 3: 1 x 1-hour class per week Seminar intensive mode - up to 4-hours of seminars (or equivalent) across weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11 (up to 22-hours total)

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

Assessment

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 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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